"With its friendly, step-by-step format, the third edition of Becoming an Academic Writer helps readers improve their writing by engaging in deep, deliberate, and daily practice. Author Patricia Goodson designed this book for anyone in an academic setting who must write to survive, from new graduate students to senior faculty. Featuring 50 exercises, this practical and flexible self-paced guide is organized so readers can either work through the exercises in order, or focus on the specific areas where they need additional practice. The third edition features an expanded unit on how to manage the reading required for any writing project - a strategy to help writers avoid getting bogged down in this crucial step. Updated material, alongside testimonials from students and readers, new appendices on topics such as processing reviewer feedback, and new "Research Shows" boxes help readers address important hurdles to developing a lower-stress, sustainable writing habit"--
With its friendly, step-by-step format, the third edition of Becoming an Academic Writer helps readers improve their writing by engaging in deep, deliberate, and daily practice. Author Patricia Goodson designed this book for anyone in an academic setting who must write to survive, from new graduate students to senior faculty. Featuring 50 exercises, this practical and flexible self-paced guide is organized so readers can either work through the exercises in order, or focus on the specific areas where they need additional practice. The third edition features an expanded unit on how to manage the reading required for any writing project a strategy to help writers avoid getting bogged down in this crucial step. Updated material, alongside testimonials from students and readers, new appendices on topics such as processing reviewer feedback, and new Research Shows boxes help readers address important hurdles to developing a lower-stress, sustainable writing habit.
Recenzijas
"The major strength of this text are the exercises. The exercises are practical, doable, and relevant to the new, developing, and
experienced writer. They make the often overwhelming task of academic writing, palatable and approachable." -- C. Casey Ozaki "I like the way that it sets up students for success if they are patient enough to read carefully and work through the exercises." -- Anne Hardgrove "It has a lot of GREAT writing advice that helps students to break through writing blocks, helps them think through their ideas, and helps
them write about it in a powerful way." -- Holly Brewer, Burke Professor of American History "Students loved it and found it very useful. Everyone Ive recommended it to has found it to be useful." -- Brenda C. Barnes, Ph.D. "[ This text] encourages the development of identity as a writer and writing as a practice, provides several practical tips and guidance for practices that will develop strengths as a writer, [ and] maintains an accessible tone. No one will feel that this book is too lofty for them to use it." -- Vanessa Dennen "The strength of this text is the practical exercises." -- Lize A.E. Booysen. Gradute School of Leadership and Change "The key advice is sound. The collection of other writers advice is excellent. The author brings together a lot of good advice. I found
myself taking notes from chunks of the book for my lecture discussion." -- Joseph Graf "It is suitable for a flipped teaching approach, [ and emphasizes] internalizing the writing process and developing an identity as a
writer." -- Charles Duquette "Practical, accessible, useful, empathic" -- Dr. Amanda O. Latz
Chapter
1. Get Ready to Practice
The POWER Model
Practicing Academic Writing
Note to the Third Edition
Chapter 1Main Points in One Page
Notes
Part I. Practice Becoming a Productive Academic Writer
Chapter
2. Establish and Maintain the Write Habit
Think About It
Seeing Yourself as a Writer
Chapter 2Main Points in One Page
Notes
Chapter
3. Practice Building Academic Vocabulary
Think About It
Alternative
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Chapter ThreeMain Points in One Page
Chapter
4. Polish the Grammar
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Chapter FourMain Points in One Page
Chapter
5. Get Feedback
Think About It
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Chapter FiveMain Points in One Page
Chapter
6. Edit and Proofread
Think About It
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Chapter SixMain Points in One Page
Note
Part II. Practice Writing Introductions, Methods, Results/Findings, and
Discussions
Chapter
7. Exercises for Writing Introductions & Purpose Statements
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Chapter SevenMain Points in One Page
Notes
Chapter
8. Exercises for Writing the Methods Section
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Chapter EightMain Points in One Page
Chapter
9. Exercises for Writing the Results/Findings Section
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Chapter 9Main Points in One Page
Chapter
10. Exercises for Writing the Discussion or Conclusion Section
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Chapter TenMain Points in One Page
Notes
Chapter
11. Exercise for Writing Abstracts
Think About It
Chapter 11Main Points in One Page
Chapter
12. Reading-&-Writing: How to Stop Making the Literature Review an
Excuse For Not Writing
Think About It
Conversing With the Text
Systems for Reading and Organizing the Reviewed Literature
Read and Write Simultaneously: The Matrix Method
Identify the Purpose for Reading
Remember: Always Read with a Well-Defined Purpose
The Matrix and Your Writing
Reality Check
Chapter TwelveMain Points in One Page
Note
Patricia Goodson is professor of health education in the Department of Health & Kinesiology at Texas A&M University (TAMU). She obtained a bachelors degree in Linguistics (from Universidade Estadual de Campinas) and a masters in Philosophy of Education (from Pontifķcia Universidade Católica de Campinas) in Brazil; a masters in General Theological Studies (from Covenant Theological Seminary) and a PhD in Health Education (from the University of Texas at Austin) in the United States. At TAMU, she has taught mostly graduate-level courses such as Health Behavior Theory, Health Research Methods, Health Program Evaluation, Health Education Ethics, and Advanced Health Behavior Theory. In 2007, while acting as associate dean for Graduate Program Development, she created and implemented a college-wide writing support service for graduate students, based on the POWER model described in this book. Currently, as director of the College of Education and Human Developments Writing Initiative (POWER Services), she offers Basic and Advanced Writing Studios for graduate students in the college, on a regular basis, and occasionally teaches writing workshops for faculty at Texas A&M and other universities. Dr. Goodson has won several department-, college-, and university- level awards for her teaching and research. In 2012 she was awarded the title of Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence at Texas A&M Universityone of the highest teaching awards at that university. Also in 2012, she became the universitys sole nominee for the Piper Professor Award, a state-level recognition for teaching. While she considers mentoring graduate students the most fulfilling part of her career, a couple of research interests vie for her attention. Her research focuses on topics such as sexual health of adults and adolescents, the history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and public health genomics. She has published extensively in high-impact journals, has reviewed for several prestigious publications, and has served as book review editor for The Journal of Sex Research. One of her intellectual passions is theory, and her other book presents a critique of health educations current use of theory in both research and practice.
