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Epistemic Markers in NS and NNS Academic Writing 网络科学与网络科学学术写作中的认知标记

Journal of Academic Writing Pub Date : 2018-09-01 DOI: 10.18552/JOAW.V8I1.359

Tim Vandenhoek

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Editorial: Methodologies, Methods and Processes for Teaching and Assessing Academic Writing 社论:学术写作教学和评估的方法论、方法和过程

Journal of Academic Writing Pub Date : 2018-09-01 DOI: 10.18552/JOAW.V8I1.530

George Ttoouli, Lisa Ganobcsik-Williams

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A Framing Analysis of the Treatment of Creativity as a Topic or Goal in German Books on Research Writing 德国研究性写作著作中创造性作为主题或目标的处理的框架分析

Journal of Academic Writing Pub Date : 2018-09-01 DOI: 10.18552/JOAW.V8I1.397

Ingo Peters

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The Best Available Evidence: Assessing the Quality of Nursing Students’ Bibliographies 最佳可得证据:护生参考书目质量评估

Journal of Academic Writing Pub Date : 2018-09-01 DOI: 10.18552/JOAW.V8I1.398

David Brown, T. Hewitt, Devi Nannen, Jessica S Powell, A. Savage Grainge

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Gaps and Overlaps in Supervisory Responsibilities: A Case Study of Bachelor’s and Master’s Students’ Thesis Writing in Two Departments 监督职责的缺失与重叠——以两个系学士与硕士研究生论文写作为例

Journal of Academic Writing Pub Date : 2018-09-01 DOI: 10.18552/JOAW.V8I1.431

U. Olsson, D. Hallberg

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Review of Write No Matter What: Advice for Academics 《无论如何都要写:给学者的建议》书评

Journal of Academic Writing Pub Date : 2018-09-01 DOI: 10.18552/JOAW.V8I1.491

Steven E. Gump

引用次数: 2

Abstract Analysis and Revision Assignment Using MS Word Readability Statistics 利用MS Word可读性统计进行分析和修改作业

Journal of Academic Writing Pub Date : 2018-02-19 DOI: 10.31719/PJAW.V2I1.20

J. D. Ford