How to fix your academic writing trouble : a practical guide /

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Author / Creator:Mewburn, Inger, author.
Imprint:London : Open University Press, 2019.
©2019
Description:viii, 163 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12640797
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Other authors / contributors:Firth, Katherine, author.
Lehmann, Shaun, author.
ISBN:9780335243327
0335243320
9780335243334
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-160) and index.
Summary:Are you confused by the feedback you get from your academic teachers and mentors? This clear and accessible guide to decoding academic feedback will help you interpret what your lecturer or research supervisor is really trying to tell you about your writing - and show you how to fix it. We will help you master a range of techniques and strategies to take your writing to the next level and along the way you'll learn why academic text looks the way it does, and how to produce that 'authoritative scholarly voice' that everyone talks about.

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