Writing Scientific English
A Workbook
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Beschreibung
Success in science depends nowadays on effective communication in English. This workbook is specifically designed to give under- and post-graduates confidence in writing in English. Examples and exercises show how to avoid common errors and how to rephrase and improve scientific texts. The generation of a model manuscript enables the reader to recognise how scientific English is constructed and how to follow the conventions of scientific writing. Guidelines for structuring written work and vocabulary lists should encourage young scientists to develop a concise and mature style.
The workbook is accessible to students of many fields, including those of the natural and technical sciences, medicine, psychology and economics.
The fourth edition extends the list of words in the scientific lexicon and, as requested by many readers of previous editions, provides several short texts that illustrate the use of many of the less common words in the lexicon.
Success in science depends nowadays on effective communication in English. This workbook is specifically designed to give under- and post-graduates confidence in writing in English. Examples and exercises show how to avoid common errors and how to rephrase and improve scientific texts. The generation of a model manuscript enables the reader to recognise how scientific English is constructed and how to follow the conventions of scientific writing. Guidelines for structuring written work and vocabulary lists should encourage young scientists to develop a concise and mature style.
The workbook is accessible to students of many fields, including those of the natural and technical sciences, medicine, psychology and economics.
The fourth edition extends the list of words in the scientific lexicon and, as requested by many readers of previous editions, provides several short texts that illustrate the use of many of the less common words in the lexicon.
Autor*in
Timothy Skern
Tim Skern, native English speaker, studied biochemistry in Liverpool and London. Now working at the Max F. Perutz Laboratories, he has been teaching scientific English at the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna since 1992.
Themen in »Writing Scientific English«
Englisch Englisch schreiben Wissenschaftliche Arbeit Scientific writing English English the language of science Formal English Writing in English Scientif manuscript English language Linking words vocabulary Biodiversity mündliche Präsentation schriftliche Präsentation
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Aus: KARDIOTECHNIK 2/2013– Johannes Gehron
[…] Skern beschränkt sich im gesamten Buch nicht nur auf den Textinhalt, sondern ist absolut zielorientiert: In allen Kapiteln wird der Leser zum Entwurf eines wissenschaftlichen Artikels hingeführt.[…]
Aus: STANDARD, Klaus Taschwer, 04.03.2009
Dem Verbessern von Texten und ihre "Ökonomie" gilt Skerns Hauptaugenmerk – sowohl im Kurs wie auch im Buch: Entscheidend für die Annahme eines Manuskripts sei nicht zuletzt, dass die Inhalte in möglichst knappen Worten vermittelt werden. Und das bedeute mitunter harte Arbeit, ganz gemäß Skerns immer wieder gepredigtem Mottos: "The first draft is never the last."
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Aus: Nachrichten aus der Chemie | 58 | | www.gdch.de/nachrichten, Terence Mitchell, 01.04.2010
[…] Das Buch ist sehr gut geschrieben und aufgebaut: Es nutzt denjenigen, deren umgangssprachliches Englisch gut ist, die sich aber beim Verfassen wissenschaftlicher Texte unsicher fühlen. […] Fazit: Das Buch von Skern ist sehr zu empfehlen […]
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