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E-raamat: How to Read and Write Critically

  • Formaat: 224 pages
  • Sari: Student Success
  • Ilmumisaeg: 22-Sep-2021
  • Kirjastus: Sage Publications Ltd
  • Keel: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781529768916
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  • Formaat: 224 pages
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  • Ilmumisaeg: 22-Sep-2021
  • Kirjastus: Sage Publications Ltd
  • Keel: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781529768916
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Success in your assessments demands criticality. This book draws on multiple examples to teach you how to think, read and write critically in essays, dissertations, posters and more.

To succeed in any assessment, you need to demonstrate critical thinking – but what does it mean to be ‘critical’?

This book takes a hands-on approach to helping you think, read and write critically. Packed with examples from different disciplines and subjects, it talks through dozens of written extracts so you can see what criticality actually looks like.

The book:

·       Equips you with tools for making an argument, explaining your reasoning and using examples to illustrate your points.

·       Enables you to structure coherent arguments and choose appropriate language.

·       Helps you interpret and apply feedback from your lecturers.

For undergraduate students studying in any discipline, this clear guide takes the confusion out of reading and writing critically so you can approach your assessments with confidence.

The Student Success series are essential guides for students of all levels. From how to think critically and write great essays to planning your dream career, the Student Success series helps you study smarter and get the best from your time at university. 

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This is a clear and accessible text with practical content relevant to any student writing assignments in higher education. It analyses a range of authentic sources to clearly illustrate how to approach, plan and write an academic assignment effectively.  -- David Busby

About the Author ix
1 What Does It Mean to Be `Critical'?
1(8)
Critical thinking in the real world
3(2)
A formula for being critical
5(4)
2 Different Ways to Show Your Criticality
9(18)
More than just an argument
9(1)
Scenario 1 Making your own argument
9(3)
Scenario 2 Supporting someone else's argument
12(1)
Scenario 3 Considering why your research project is necessary
13(3)
Problematising topics
16(1)
Scenario 4 Explaining the reasons for your methodological choices
17(1)
Scenario 5 Explaining the reasons for your choice of literature
18(1)
Scenario 6 Illustrating a broad concept
19(4)
`Critical thinking' is actually a misleading term!
23(4)
3 Understanding the Score Bands, and Developing Your Skills, Within Academic Assessments
27(32)
Weightings for each score band
28(1)
Argument and structure
29(5)
How to achieve a coherent structure
34(5)
Knowledge and understanding
39(4)
Use of sources
43(6)
Analysis
49(1)
Presentation and language
50(1)
Phrasal verbs, italics and scare quotes
51(3)
Considering `style' in different disciplines
54(2)
Figures of speech
56(3)
4 The Connection Between Critical Reading, Thinking and Writing
59(28)
Understanding the assessment instructions
60(3)
Essay skeleton on the Second World War
63(8)
Assessment samples: Read, think and write
71(16)
5 How to Structure Your Essays
87(26)
Essay structure
87(7)
Sample introduction paragraph
94(3)
Body paragraphs
97(9)
Conclusion
106(7)
6 How to Structure Your Dissertations
113(38)
Abstract
113(3)
Introduction
116(9)
Research questions
125(1)
Literature Review
126(4)
Methodology
130(6)
Results and discussion
136(7)
Conclusion
143(8)
7 Additional Assessments to Consider
151(8)
Oral presentations
151(2)
Poster presentations
153(1)
Reflective writing
154(5)
8 Four Ways to Approach Interpretation
159(8)
Agreement
159(2)
Disagreement
161(2)
Illustration
163(2)
Explanation
165(2)
9 How to Use Quotes, Paraphrase and Summarise
167(18)
The use of reporting verbs
167(1)
Plagiarism
168(2)
Direct quotations
170(6)
Paraphrasing
176(3)
Summarising
179(6)
10 How to Use Critical Language in Your Assessments
185(20)
What is hedging?
185(1)
Why do we need to hedge?
186(12)
Final exercise
198(4)
Boxes to tick
202(3)
References 205(4)
Index 209
Alex Baratta is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester, teaching within the Manchester Institute of Education. Here he runs a writing center Write Away for the School of Environment, Education and Development. His initial teaching experience was in EFL and academic writing, experiences he has brought to five books he has written which are focused on study skills, such as essay writing and critical thinking. He has taught in Korea, England and his native USA, and also researches language and identity, linguistic rights, and linguistic prejudice. Alex has also been published in prestigious journals, such as World Englishes, and presented his research at international conferences in South Africa, Australia and Singapore, to include acting as a keynote speaker for a linguistic prejudice conference at the University of Sheffield in 2018.