Academic Skills (eBook)

An Introduction for English and American Studies

Simone Broders (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2020 | 1. Auflage
248 Seiten
UTB GmbH (Verlag)
978-3-8385-5331-3 (ISBN)

Infos

An introduction to academic skills which leaves nothing to be desired – designed for students of English and American Studies, this companion will guide you through research, presentation, quoting and style, as well as the composition of essays and term papers. Acquiring these competences will not only equip you for the expectations of university studies but will also enhance your communication skills and promote your ability to think critically and independently.

The book is rounded off by strategies for exam preparation and plenty of practice exercises complete with solutions.

Inhalt

Preface: How to be Curious9
Chapter 1: Down the Rabbit Hole: Managing Your Studies15
Exercises20
Chapter 2: Finding a Topic23
2.1 Phrasing Your Topic24
2.2 Topic Development25
2.3 Alternative Methods of Topic Development28
Exercises31
Chapter 3: Research33
3.1 “Secondary Literature”33
3.2 Library Catalogues34
3.3 Bibliographies and Databases35
3.4 Local Libraries38
3.5 Using Search Engines and Websites in Academia39
3.6 Checklist: Academic Internet Sources42
3.7 Are Online Sources ‘Less Acceptable’ Than Others?44
3.8 What You Know – What You Should Know46
Exercises 52
Chapter 4: Presentation55
4.1 Your Audience: Example, “A Presentation Gone Wrong”56
4.2 You61
4.3 Your Material65
Exercises68
6 Table of Contents Chapter 5: Writing Abstracts71
5.1 Structure of an Abstract71
5.2 Example74
Exercises76
Chapter 6: Academic Texts 79
6.1 Types of Academic Texts79
6.2 Evaluating Academic Texts83
6.3 Text Types in Student Writing85
Exercises98
Chapter 7: The Little Scriptorium101
7.1 Table of Contents – the Skeleton of Your Paper102
7.2 Introductions: “Interesting” Topic, but Why?107
7.3 Convincing Arguments115
7.4 Conclusions in Which Something Is Concluded 120
7.5 Language and Style122
7.6 Research Papers in Linguistics123
7.7 Twelve Common Errors in Research Papers: How to Dig Your Own Grave125
Exercises136
Chapter 8: Single White Quotation Seeks Same139
8.1 Formally Correct Citation139
8.2 Documenting Sources in Literary and Cultural Studies144
8.3 Documenting Sources in Linguistics146
8.4 Using Quotations Efficiently147
Exercises150
Chapter 9: Preparing the Manuscript153
9.1 Why Bother With Style Sheets?153
9.2 MLA Style 157
9.3 Checklist: Formatting Guidelines at a Glance162
Exercises167
Chapter 10: Inventing Meatballs: Plagiarism169
10.1 How to Invent Meatballs: Giving Credit172
10.2 Strategies to Avoid Unintentional Plagiarism 176
Exercises179
Chapter 11: Strategies for Exams181
11.1 Types of Questions in Written Exams183
11.2 Exams: DOs and DON’Ts186
11.3 Strategies for Essay Questions189
11.4 Sample Analysis191
11.5 Oral Exams198
Exercises202
Chapter 12: Out of Sight, Out of Mind? The Art of Giving and Receiving Feedback205
Appendix209
Solutions209
Glossary230
Reference Works243

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.7.2020
• Verlagsort: Stuttgart
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
• Schlagworte: Akademische Fähigkeiten • Akademisches Wissen • American Studies • Business-Englisch • English and American Studies • Essay • Exam Preparation • Lehrbuch • Lehrbücher Englisch • Präsentieren • presentation • Research • Rhetorik • Schlüsselkompetenz • studieren in Englisch • Studium in Englisch • Study • Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten • Wissenschaftliches Schreiben
• ISBN-10: 3-8385-5331-4 / 3838553314
• ISBN-13: 978-3-8385-5331-3 / 9783838553313