Writing the Successful Thesis and Dissertation写作成功的论文

书籍目录

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorIntroduction: Writing a Thesis or Dissertation: An Overview of the Process1 Getting Started  Difficulties Associated with Writing in Graduate School  Differences Between a Thesis/Dissertation and a Seminar Paper  The Necessity of Beginning Early  An Exercise in Preliminary Thinking  To Stimulate Thinking2 So What? Discovering Possibilities  Beginnings Are Always Difficult  Brainstorming Activities  Keeping a Proposal Log  Interacting with Text-Partners  Keeping Track of Materials 3 The Proposal as an Argument:  A Genre Approach to the Proposal  The Writing Process  Finding a Topic  Joining the Conversation  The Proposal as a Genre  Components of the Proposal  Title: The Student, the Essay, and Teacher Response: How Three Different Response Methods Facilitate Student Revision Choices  The Proposal and Non-Native Speakers of English4 Mapping Texts: The Reading/Writing Connection  The Challenge of "Navigating" Unfamiliar and Densely Populated Texts5 Writing and Revising  Genre Expectations of the Thesis/Dissertation  Create a Preliminary Template  The Revision Process  Global Versus Surface Revision  Global Revision  Revising for Organization and Structure  Using a Function Outline  Signposting the Organization of Your Ideas  Revising by Considering Purpose and Audience  Facilitating the Revision Process6 Writing the Literature Review7 Using Visual Materials8 The Advisor and Thesis/Dissertation Committee9 Working with Grammar and Style10 Practical Considerations

作者简介

A complete, step-by-step, practical overview of the process of writing successful theses and dissertations Every year thousands of graduate students face the daunting-sometimes terrifying- challenge of writing a thesis or dissertation. But most of them have received little or no instruction on doing it well. This book shows them how in ways no other book does. It combines the practical guidance and theoretical understanding students need to complete their theses or dissertations with maximum insight and minimum stress. Drawing on her extensive research and experience advising hundreds of graduate students, Dr. Irene Clark presents a solid overview of the writing process. Clark shows how to apply innovative theories of process and genre and understand the writing process for what it is: your entrance into a conversation with the scholarly community that will determine your success or failure. This book offers useful strategies for each phase of the process, from choosing advisors and identifying topics through writing, revision, and review. Coverage includes *  Getting started: overcoming procrastination and writer's block  *  Understanding the genre of the thesis or dissertation  *  Speaking the "language of the academy"  *  Writing compelling proposals  *  Developing and revising drafts *  Constructing effective literature reviews *  Working with tables, graphs, and other visual materials *  Working with advisors and dissertation committees *  Avoiding inadvertent plagiarism Experience based, theoretically grounded, jargon free, and practical, Writing the Successful Thesis and Dissertation will help you become a more effective writer-and a more meaningful contributor to the scholarly conversation. Preface xi  Introduction: Writing a Thesis or Dissertation: An Overview of the Process xix Chapter 1: Getting Started 1  Chapter 2: So What? Discovering Possibilities 17  Chapter 3: The Proposal as an Argument: A Genre Approach to the Proposal 33  Chapter 4: Mapping Texts: The Reading/Writing Connection 63  Chapter 5: Writing and Revising 83  Chapter 6: Writing the Literature Review 103  Chapter 7: Using Visual Materials 125  Chapter 8: The Advisor and Thesis/Dissertation Committee 139  Chapter 9: Working with Grammar and Style 155  Chapter 10: Practical Considerations 175 Index: 193

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