A Overview Glance of Academic Writing

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June 30, 2017 · 2 min · ykhorizon

English Resume Writing Course1

Job Search Writing - Resume and Application Letter 每年更新 工作履歷 Interesting Story Instructor: PJ Haung No English name. ( Due to the identity consideration ) Course Special Service 10/18, 15:30~17:20 Personal Discussing 10/14, Before 12:00 Sending resume to wrting center TA email Why we need resume? To find out a lot about you in short time “You will never have second chance to leave your first impression....

October 4, 2016 · 1 min · ykhorizon

Academic writing for graduate student 3

Master’s thesis Doctoral thesis / Dissertation (Dr.) Presentation Flow of ideas is good >= grammar errors Does the information flow in an expected manner Consider the overall format of your written work Proofread for grammatical accuracy. Check for misspelled words, even if you have spell-checked your work Writing in a formal academic style Being cautious about generalizations Using references to support your points Reevaluating the work of authorities in the field Expressing enthusiasm and commitment (wrong, use may and lift some room) Chapter 2 : General-Specific Purpose the structure of these texts involves movement from broader statements to more specific ones....

October 3, 2016 · 1 min · ykhorizon

Academic Writing for Graduate Student 0

Prefix The following content is excerpted from “Academic Writing for Graduate Student, Essential Tasks and Skills, 3rd Edition” How to write a article Audience Purpose organization style flow presentation Audience like a textbook (instructorial) display (to those more knowledgable ) Style academic style differs from one area of study to another formal language for academic passive voice Avoiding Example: stuff, things, a bit, bunch, or a whole lot of (They may also use elaborate metaphors and other vivid expressions to enliven their speaking style....

October 2, 2016 · 2 min · ykhorizon

Academic Writing for Graduate Student 2

Avoid Nominalization try not to use nouns Avoid abstraction nouns (-ence, -tion …etc) emtpy verb (make, cause, do) emtpy nonus (there ) Let the verb do the works Example: The police conducted an investigation(X) into the matter => The police investigated into the matter Tips: DAR Diagnose Analyize Rewrite

September 26, 2016 · 1 min · ykhorizon