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How does academic writing work in English linguistics and in English literary and cultural studies? This book serves as a student guide to the conventions of writing in these disciplines. It introduces how linguistic and literary and cultural researchers think and write in their fields. Vivid examples and quotations from student papers show elegant solutions for approaching structure and formulation in academic writing. In this way, this volume makes the composition of university papers more accessible.
List of contents
Instead of a preface71. The practices of writing111.1 Why academic writing is hard121.2 Academic writing means joining a conversation131.3 Finding literature281.4 Text in progress: drafting, revising, and editing361.5 How to become an expert on your own writing44Reference list502. Writing in linguistics512.1 Thinking, writing, and communication in English linguistics512.2 How linguists write about linguistic questions562.3 Content of linguistic writing572.4 Finding a topic and formulating a research statement712.5 Structure (IMRaD)81Reference list100Suggested solutions to the tasks1023. Writing in literary and cultural studies1043.1 Thinking, writing, and communication in Anglo-American literary and cultural studies1043.2 Building your argument: rhetoric, argumentation, and structure1113.3 Building your argument: theory, formal analysis, and interpretation1343.4 How to begin149Reference list156Acknowledgements159Index160
About the author
Dr. Vivian Gramley lehrt an der Universität Bielefeld Anglistik (British and American Studies).Frau M.A. Katharina Pietsch war wissenschaftliche Projektmitarbeiterin an der Universität Bielefeld. Als Selbstständige bietet sie hochschuldidaktische Workshops an.Herr M.A. Tyll Zybura ist wissenschaftlicher Projektmitarbeiter an der Universität Bielefeld.
Summary
How does academic writing work in English linguistics and in English literary and cultural studies? This book serves as a student guide to the conventions of writing in these disciplines. It introduces how linguistic and literary and cultural researchers think and write in their fields. Vivid examples and quotations from student papers show elegant solutions for approaching structure and formulation in academic writing. In this way, this volume makes the composition of university papers more accessible.
