Writing in English: A Guide for Advanced Learners

Siepmann, DirkProf. Dr. Dirk Siepmann lehrt Anglistik an der Universität Osnabrück.

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

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

Mackenzie, Lachlan
Lachlan Mackenzie lehrte Anglistik an der VU Amsterdam.

This book offers practical advice and guidance to German-speaking undergraduates and academics who aspire to write in English. It also provides valuableassistance to editors, examiners and teachers who conduct English courses for intermediate or advanced students. It consists of four modules and is roundedoff with a subject index and a glossary. Making extensive use of authentic texts, the authors adopt a contrastive approach and focus on the major problemsencountered by Germans writing in English. This second edition has been revised, updated and expanded to include, among other things, a newsection on coordination and listing as well as new lexico-grammatical material that writers can put to immediate use and benefit.

This book offers practical advice and guidance to German-speaking undergraduates and academics who aspire to write in English. It also provides valuable

assistance to editors, examiners and teachers who conduct English courses for intermediate or advanced students. It consists of four modules and is rounded

off with a subject index and a glossary. Making extensive use of authentic texts, the authors adopt a contrastive approach and focus on the major problems

encountered by Germans writing in English. This second edition has been revised, updated and expanded to include, among other things, a new

section on coordination and listing as well as new lexico-grammatical material that writers can put to immediate use and benefit.

Preface 1Introduction 9MODULE I: Organizing ideas into text 17Introduction 17Chapter 1: The term paper: gearing up to start writing 191.1 The term paper as an argued text 191.2 The three processes of planning, writing proper and editing 211.3 Making the plan 221.4 Using a computer 271.5 Conclusion 33Chapter 2: Different types of term paper: Two models 342.1 Term paper as essay or as mini-article 342.2 Quotation and paraphrase 352.3 The literary essay 412.4 The linguistic mini-article 47Chapter 3: Title, Introduction, Body and Conclusion 573.1 The Title 573.2 The Introduction 593.3 The Body sections 623.4 Paragraphs within the Body sections 643.5 The Conclusion 71Chapter 4: Getting the paper ready for submission: Editing and formatting 754.1 Editing 754.2 Formal requirements 78Bibliography 80