WRITING FOR ACADEMIC COMMUNICATION: WHAT IS FOCUS?
The article describes one of the most challenging aspects of academic writing, or rhetoric and composition, the focus. Special attention is paid to narrowing down the topic of an academic text, formulating a clear thesis statement and the development of the main idea throughout the text. An academic...
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Moscow Polytechnic University
2016-12-01
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| author | Irina B. Korotkina |
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| description | The article describes one of the most challenging aspects of academic writing, or rhetoric and composition, the focus. Special attention is paid to narrowing down the topic of an academic text, formulating a clear thesis statement and the development of the main idea throughout the text. An academic text is viewed as an intellectual procedure, which enables the writer to construct new knowledge and successfully communicate it to the academic community. The paper is aimed at helping Russian students and researchers better understand the requirements of Western universities and international academic journals to theses and publications. Recommendations are based on the WAC approach, although the examples are drawn mainly from social sciences and humanities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-51542a3fc77f466db07e0c1b6ee420672024-04-08T12:11:54ZengMoscow Polytechnic UniversityВысшее образование в России0869-36172072-04592016-12-01064451217WRITING FOR ACADEMIC COMMUNICATION: WHAT IS FOCUS?Irina B. Korotkina0Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences, Russian Presidential Academy of National EconomyThe article describes one of the most challenging aspects of academic writing, or rhetoric and composition, the focus. Special attention is paid to narrowing down the topic of an academic text, formulating a clear thesis statement and the development of the main idea throughout the text. An academic text is viewed as an intellectual procedure, which enables the writer to construct new knowledge and successfully communicate it to the academic community. The paper is aimed at helping Russian students and researchers better understand the requirements of Western universities and international academic journals to theses and publications. Recommendations are based on the WAC approach, although the examples are drawn mainly from social sciences and humanities.https://vovr.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/218академическое письмонаучный текстзарубежные публикациинаучная коммуникацияформулировка тезисафокус научного текстаacademic writingrhetoric and compositioninternational publicationsacademic communicationfocusthesis statement |
| spellingShingle | Irina B. Korotkina WRITING FOR ACADEMIC COMMUNICATION: WHAT IS FOCUS? Высшее образование в России академическое письмо научный текст зарубежные публикации научная коммуникация формулировка тезиса фокус научного текста academic writing rhetoric and composition international publications academic communication focus thesis statement |
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| title_sort | writing for academic communication what is focus |
| topic | академическое письмо научный текст зарубежные публикации научная коммуникация формулировка тезиса фокус научного текста academic writing rhetoric and composition international publications academic communication focus thesis statement |
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