How to Use Your Reading in Your Essays (Macmillan Study Skills) - Softcover

Jeanne Godfrey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 113729468X ISBN 13: 9781137294685

Publisher: Palgrave, 2013

Synopsis

Reading is part and parcel of academic writing, and knowing which sources to include in assignments and go about this process can be challenging. That’s where this handy guide comes in. With over twenty years’ experience in the field, Jeanne Godfrey is no stranger to essay writing. Taking students step-by-step through the process, from choosing their sources to checking their work, she helps students to develop the skills and confidence they need to use their reading effectively in their essays. Concise and practical, it breaks down the `why’ and `how’ of using reading in academic writing and contains valuable guidance on paraphrasing, comparing the views of different authors and commenting on sources.

This book is ideal for students of all disciplines, and can be used by college students, undergraduates and postgraduates.

About this title

About the Author

Jeanne has been teaching and managing in the field of English language and academic writing for over twenty years and currently lectures at the University of Leeds UK. She has been Chair of the British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes and set up one of the first academic writing centres in a UK university. Jeanne is author of The Student Phrase Book, How to Use Your Reading in Your Essays, Reading and Making Notes and Writing for University.

From the Back Cover

A fundamental part of writing at university is using what you read in your work. Your lecturers may ask you to be critical, original and to put what you read into your own words. You will also be told not to plagiarise.

What does all this actually mean? How can you use other people's work and still be original? How much of your essay should be about what you read? How do you make clear the difference between your own ideas and those that have come from your reading? What words and phrases should you use to introduce and comment on your sources?

The fully updated and revised edition of this popular book answers these questions, and takes you through the complete process of using your reading in your writing. It also:

• Uses real texts and examples of real student writing
• Gives you nearly 300 key words to use when integrating sources into your work and practice in using them accurately
• Looks at common mistakes students make to help you to improve your own correction skills and avoid making the same mistakes yourself

How to Use your Reading in your Essays equips you with all the information, practice and confidence you need to use your reading effectively in your writing and to get the best marks possible for your work.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 113729468X
• ISBN 13: 9781137294685
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 172