Words to use in dissertation
Greenhill road eastwood south australia ational: +61 8 8120 ’s very common for students to use long words they don’t understand very well in their essays and theses because they have a certain idea of what academic writing should be. This leads many students to fall into a trap of imagining that the longer the word, the more impressive and intelligent their writing will often see long sentences and multisyllabic words where shorter sentences and simpler words would do. This is a risky move, because unless you’re very careful, the new word may not carry quite the same meaning as the original, even if it’s result can range from funny to confusing, which defeats the purpose of academic writing: to be as clear and concise as possible, using just the right words to convey your argument. Using uncommon words, instead of making your paper seem smarter, generally detracts from your avoid this, using linking or transition words that signpost your arguments can help to clarify your views and show the reader what to expect from certain paragraphs or sentences. These words give structure to the whole, helping you to organise your ideas and assist the reader in understanding have prepared some flashcards containing linking words you can use in academic here to download these free is a handy list of words that are both useful and appropriate to academic bing g cause and (never ‘hence why’). Can be concluded here to download flashcards containing linking words you can use in academic best way to get better at writing academic language is to read academic writing. You want to list a number of points, or processes,Say: ‘firstly, secondly, thirdly, fourthly’ than: ‘first, second, third, fourth ‘ the difference between the words ‘dissertation’ and ‘research’ or ‘study’. Dissertation is the paper you are writing, while your research is the activity you have just completed.
Term ‘research’ is one of those strange english words that is not used in the plural. About which tense to use in different parts of your dissertation:By the time you get to this stage, you will probably have already written a research proposal, which will have outlined your area of interest and how you intend to do the research. This will mostly have been written in the future tense, because you have not yet done the is perfectly ok to use some of the text from your research proposal in your dissertation, but you should change it from the future tense to the past tense. Regard to commas, colons and semi-colons:Commas are like a breathing space when you are reading something out loud:Although you will probably not need to do a major research project until well into your degree programme, you can start to develop the necessary skills long before sometimes are used to indicate an ‘aside’, or additional clause (bit) in the sentence:The boy, who had not travelled so far away from home before, began to get can be used to introduce a list:You need many resources to be a successful student: the library, access to the internet,supportive tutors, a place to study , and plenty of can also be used to link two statements that could stand alone as single sentences:Life was good again: she was back home with her -colons are used to join two things which could be separate sentences, but which are closely linked:Whatever words follow the use of a semi-colon, they must be able to stand as a sentence in their own right; if they don’t, you should probably use a you check through these guidelines before you submit work to me you will be pleased to find that:I will make fewer suggestions for improvement (makes you feel better),The review will be completed more quickly (makes us both feel better),The review will cost you less! D bloggers like this:Back in the late 90s, in the process of reading for my ma dissertation, i put together a collection of hundreds of sentence frames that i felt could help me with my academic writing later on. Pay close attention to the words in bold, which are often used in conjunction with the main word. Sure to check out my e-book, too, which contains 600 sentences, as well as grammar and vocabulary tips:https:/// is very helpful, i wish i had known about this fabulous choice of words during my first year of graduate you feel you need more help, check this out:Https:///, luiz! I have other lists (including from the manchester phrase bank) but this is a list of phrases that have been used rather than could be ine, i appreciate your kind words.
I am preparing my readings for the dissertation and in my collection your list of phrases will be useful christine and thanks for a fabulous resource for international students as well! Generous and much you for your kind words, r, english is not my first language and the information contained on this page helps me to construct proper essay sentences. Just about to embark upon my ma dissertation and feeling very insecure, nervous and low in confidence: the cosmic kick in the bottom, desperately needed! Currently i’m roasting over my dissertation and this prompts lubricate the brain and neuro pathways. Introduction: what is different in academic your masters programme, you will have to write assignments for most modules, as well as a dissertation of 15,000 words at the end. You also have to stay within the set word limits for the various assignments and the dissertation (these are stated in the programme handbook). And dissertations need a clear structure with headings and sub-headings for the various chapters and sections. Statements drawn from these introduction and conclusion must link together; at the end of your paper, you should look back at the goals you set out in the introduction and discuss how you achieved dissertation is usually about your own research, not a given question/topic, and therefore the structure includes chapters such as ‘research methodology’, ‘findings’, and ‘discussion of findings’.
The structure of the dissertation is discussed in section sting is an important feature of academic writing which enables the reader to follow your development of the topic. Avoid overlong sentences and cut out redundant words and is illustrated in the following e: concise a student i propose to investigate is to identify levels of anxiety among foreign students of english and then to go to explain the reasons of these anxieties to version (after cutting out redundent words and phrases):I propose to identify levels of anxiety among foreign students of english and explain their are a few rules for achieving clarity and accuracy:Use short words, rather short sentences, and plain language. Using plain language helps you to avoid tautology (using two or more words with the same meaning): for instance, expressions such as new innovation, past contracted verb forms: in an academic text it is not acceptable to use forms such as don’t, isn’t, it’s, weren’ british spelling conventions: behaviour, colour instead of behavior, color; analyse, generalise instead of analyze, your spell checker: correct spelling and punctuation is essential in academic writing. They show the reader how you move from one point to another and develop your are examples of linking words and phrases:Adding ideas: and, also, as well as, besides, finally, first (second, third, etc. Finally, furthermore, in addition, likewise, ising ideas: above all, after all, especially, indeed, in fact, in particular, it is true, most important, of course, rating ideas: for example, for instance, in other words, in particular, namely, specifically, such as, that is/. Formerly, gradually, immediately, in future, in the meantime, in the past, last, lately, later, meanwhile, next, now, presently, promptly, recently, shortly, simultaneously, so far, sometimes, soon, subsequently, then, thereafter, until ising ideas: altogether, as has been noted, finally, in brief, in conclusion, in other words, in short, in simpler terms, in summary, on the whole, to put it differently, to following example shows how pronouns and linking phrases create coherence in the teaching of foreign languages within the uk educational system has given rise to a number of concerns over the years. Can use any of these harvard reference styles, but you must be consistent and use the same style throughout your assignment or dissertation. 4 paraphrasing and direct you are referring to the work of other authors, you will usually paraphrase (summarise and express in your own words) what they have said.
Using the author’s words), when the author presents a specific or unique concept or an expression that cannot easily be paraphrased, or when the author, as in the example below, is a well-known authority whose summary of a report should be given in his/her own words. British educational research journal, 28,4, 503 – ons of more than 20 words are formatted differently from the rest of the text. Avoiding ic study is always based on the thorough analysis of previous work in the discipline, and your argument in your assignment/dissertation will build on what other authors have previously written. You will have to sign a cover sheet with a plagiarism statement for your assignments/dissertation to make sure that all your sources are acknowledged. 2 evaluating your assignment/dissertation, you will have to provide the following information in your literature review:An overview of the key issues in the field, and their overview of the research that has been carried out in the field, the findings, and a summary of the current status of ic examples of the types of methodology, analysis and results reported in individual research sources are valuable for providing that information? For your assignments and dissertation, it is important that you read beyond textbooks and try to get up-to-date knowledge of recent research in your research area. Your argument emerges while you discuss and weigh up the argument of other er carefully how you present your argument, bearing in mind how the reader might view your words (e. The structure of your dissertation includes your own empirical research, the structure usually consists of five chapters:Literature gs and structure can vary, for instance chapter 4 can be split into two chapters: 4.
In qualitative research, it is more to common to present findings and discussion in one following section gives a short outline of what should be included in the chapters of a dissertation. When you summarise your research in the last chapter, the conclusion, check that you are being consistent with the short summary at the end of each abstract is a summary of the dissertation which briefly informs the reader about the background, aims and objectives of the research, the main methods used, main findings and chapter presents the (1) background and (2) the aim and objectives of your study, i. However, it may be better to state the research questions at the end of chapter 2, the literature review, after you have considered the current research findings and discussion of the , provide an (4) outline of your dissertation with a brief overview of the following chapters. Ursula wingate department of education and professional studies king’s college london ines for writing dissertations by ursula wingate department of education and professional studies king’s college london is licensed under a creative commons attribution-noncommercial-sharealike 2.
