Writing in English: A Guide for Advanced Learners

Prof. Dr. Dirk Siepmann lehrt Anglistik an der Universität Osnabrück.

John D. Gallager lehrt als Anglist an der Universität Münster.

Prof. Dr. Mike Hannay (em.) lehrte als Anglist an der VU Amsterdam.

Lachlan Mackenzie lehrte Anglistik an der VU Amsterdam.

Preface 1
Introduction 9
MODULE I: Organizing ideas into text 17
Introduction 17
Chapter 1: The term paper: gearing up to start writing 19
1.1 The term paper as an argued text 19
1.2 The three processes of planning, writing proper and editing 21
1.3 Making the plan 22
1.4 Using a computer 27
1.5 Conclusion 33
Chapter 2: Different types of term paper: Two models 34
2.1 Term paper as essay or as mini-article 34
2.2 Quotation and paraphrase 35
2.3 The literary essay 41
2.4 The linguistic mini-article 47
Chapter 3: Title, Introduction, Body and Conclusion 57
3.1 The Title 57
3.2 The Introduction 59
3.3 The Body sections 62
3.4 Paragraphs within the Body sections 64
3.5 The Conclusion 71
Chapter 4: Getting the paper ready for submission: Editing and formatting 75
4.1 Editing 75
4.2 Formal requirements 78
Bibliography 80