academic writer: index

Index

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

A

abstracts

acronyms

advanced language for academic writing

advantages and disadvantages

analogies

answering questions raised in the paper

appendices

argument

arguments: advancing your own argument

arguments: reviewing other peoples'

arguments: signposting inside your paper

arguments: making counter arguments

arguments: conceding a point to an opposing viewpoint

arguments: qualifying your argument

arguments: making analogies

arguments: asking questions

arguments: asking hypothetical questions

assertion followed by development

assertion followed by evidence

assertion followed by example

asking questions

attention - getting your reader's

B

background information

backward referring 'it'

backward referring 'this' and 'these'

bullet points

C

case studies

cause and effect

chronological writing

citations

classifications - writing using

commenting on your subject

comparisons

conceding a point

conclusions

conclusions: answering questions raised in the paper

conclusions: summarizing content

conclusions: summarizing argument

conclusions: suggesting areas of further research

conclusions: making recommendations

conclusions: identifying wider implications

conclusions: giving your opinion

conclusions: making suggestions for the future

context

context: giving background information

context: saying how the paper was researched

context: going from the general to the specific

context: reviewing argument

context - specifying your

counter arguments

D

defining key words

E

ellipsis

essays

essential language for academic writing

evidence

evidence: using quotations

evidence: using statistics

evidence: using examples

evidence: paraphrasing

evidence: using case studies

evidence: using secondary sources

examples

examples - using in introductions

F

focusing: going from the general to the specific

G

general to specific

generalizing

H

hypothetical questions

I

identifying a research gap

impersonal 'it'

implications

introduction

introductions: overview

introductions: limiting the scope of the paper

introductions: saying why you wrote the paper

introductions: getting your reader's attention

introductions: defining key words

introductions: stating your point of view

introductions: quotations

introductions: questions

introductions: starting with a problem

introductions: using an example

introductions: identifying a research gap

introductions: advanced introductions

it - backward referring

'it' - impersonal

J

K

key concepts

key words

L

language: essential language for academic writing

language: advanced language for academic writing

limiting the scope of the paper

M

main body

main body: cause and effect

main body: problem and solution

main body: comparative

main body: advantages and disadvantages

main body: chronological

main body: classification

N

noun phrases

O

'one'

opinions - expressing your

opinions - in conclusions

overviews

P

paragraphs

paragraph writing: assertion followed by evidence

paragraph writing: assertion followed by development

paragraph writing: assertion followed by example

paragraph writing: the backward referring 'it'

paragraph writing the backward referring 'this' and 'these'

paragraph writing: using repeat pronouns

paragraph writing: modified repetition of subject

paraphrasing

point of view - stating

problem and solution

problems - exploring in introductions

pronouns

Q

qualifying your argument

questions

questions - use of in introductions

quotations

quotations in introductions

R

reason for writing the paper

recommendations

repeat pronouns

research gaps - identifying

research - suggesting areas of further

researched - saying how the paper was

reviewing argument

reviewing other peoples' arguments

S

scope -   limiting

secondary sources

sequencing

sequencing: two points

sequencing: several points

sequencing: bullet points

signposting

stating your point of view

statistics

style

style: using noun phrases

style: using acronyms

style: using ellipsis

style: use of 'there'

style: specifying your context

style: generalizing

suggesting areas of further research

suggestions for the future

summarizing content

summarizing argument

T

tentativity

'there'

'this' and 'these' - backward referring

tone

tone: tentativity

tone: use of 'one'

tone: use of 'we'

tone: use of impersonal 'it'

tone: expressing your opinions

tone: commenting on your subject

U

V

W

'we'

X