Writing Readable Research - A Guide for Students of Social Science - Beverly Lewin
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Writing Readable Research - A Guide for Students of Social Science - Beverly Lewin
Beverly Lewin [+]
Tel Aviv University
Beverly A. Lewin has extensive experience in teaching scientific writing to Ph.D. students from non - English speaking backgrounds, in various social sciences, as well as in fields ranging from astronomy to zoology. Her research focuses on scientific discourse, especially genre analysis and managing interpersonal relations in texts (hedging and criticism). Publications include Expository Discourse: A Genre-Based Approach to Social Science Texts (co-authored with Jonathan Fine and Lynne Young, Continuum, 2001) and The Sword and the Word: Criticism in the Academy (co-edited with Françoise Salager-Meyer, Peter Lang, forthcoming).
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The author has studied a number of results sections and has found that in most cases with is the largest section in a research report. This chapter looks at the layout and structure of the results section. Topics Covered: Presenting Data in Graphics or Images (Visuals); A Word About Visuals; Commenting on Visuals; Prepositions to Express Results