How to Read and Review a Scientific Journal Article
Writing Summaries and Critiques
Definition of Genre
Summaries and critiques are two ways to write a review of a…
91-Year-Old French Woman Gets PhD After 30-Year Thesis
BESANÇON, France (AFP) - A woman aged 91 has become one of the oldest women in France to gain a doctorate after she…
Thesis: Components, Functions and Characteristics
Components of a Thesis
Theses come in various sizes and shapes. The components of many theses are similar…
Thesis = Road Map + So What?
A thesis statement is as straightforward as an addition problem:
Roadmap + “So What?” = Thesis
But what does…
Qualitative Master’s Thesis
This section provides guidelines for conducting the research and writing a qualitative or creative master’s…
Academics Admit Feeling Pressure to Embellish Possible Impact of Research
Introduction
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Commas after “i.e.” and “e.g.”
Many grammar books state that a comma is always required after "i.e." and "e.g." used in a sentence, as in…
Serial commas
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In Britain and some other less-enlightened countries, the comma is often omitted before an 'and' in a list.…
Academic English: “I” and “we”!
Writing standards disagree about whether to use "I" and "we" (and their various forms) in academic work. Some argue…
Punctuation after quotations
In American English (and in some cases for British English), punctuation following a bit of quoted text is…