Writing about Literature combines detailed practical and scholarly advice with a sense of the scope and creative possibilities of literary criticism, empowering the student reader to make his or her own discoveries and experiments with language. In addition, it gives valuable guidance on adult language learning and translation skills for students of foreign literature.
This handy, accessible guide covers all aspects of the essay-writing process, including:
preliminary reading and choosing and researching a topic
referencing and presentation
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Writing about Literature combines detailed practical and scholarly advice with a sense of the scope and creative possibilities of literary...
In this informative guide, Thomas Dixon argues that you do not have to be a genius to get a first at university. He sets out to de-mystify first-class degrees in the arts, humanities and social sciences, clearly articulating the difference between the excellent and the merely competent in undergraduate work.
This concise, no-nonsense guidebook will give prospective and current students advice on teaching and learning styles that prevail in university and on how to manage their two most important resources - their time and their lecturers. In an accessible and entertaining style, the...
In this informative guide, Thomas Dixon argues that you do not have to be a genius to get a first at university. He sets out to de-mystify first-cl...
The third edition of this well-respected guide will help students of all subjects to write more clearly and more effectively, with valuable advice on how to:
make good notes
find information, cite sources and list references
write better coursework assignments
achieve higher grades in tests and examinations
prepare a well-organised dissertation, long essay, term paper, project report or thesis
write effective letters and applications.
Written by an esteemed author with many years of experience of helping...
The third edition of this well-respected guide will help students of all subjects to write more clearly and more effectively, with valuable advice ...
Helps students make the transition to writing at college or university as simple as possible, providing them with the basic skills they need to write in an effective academic style. This book gives advice to overcome the main hurdles: overcoming apprehension; planning reading; and getting organized.
Helps students make the transition to writing at college or university as simple as possible, providing them with the basic skills they need to write ...
Ideal for students of any subject, this highly accessible and practical study guide gives you quick and easy strategies to help you make decisive progress in the subjects you find difficult or uninteresting, leaving you free to concentrate on the subjects you love.
Richard Palmer draws on his extensive experience of secondary school teaching to
give proven subject-specific advice that will help students from 15-19
show you how to understand more about a topic through both online and...
Do you have a weak subject you just have to pass?
Ideal for students of any subject, this highly accessible and practical study guide gives ...
Good writing and communication skills are essential in many areas of science and engineering, to help observation, thinking and remembering, to organize work and to avoid stress. Written by a scientist for scientists, this book is much more than a textbook of English grammar - it is a valuable source of information for all aspects of writing in scientific and technical situations.
The only book focusing on the ways in which writing is important to the scientific community, this book assists readers on:
* how to write and choice of words * using numbers and...
Good writing and communication skills are essential in many areas of science and engineering, to help observation, thinking and remembering, to org...