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Glossary. Academic English. for Engineering and Technology Studies. Академический английский язык для магистров. инженерно-технических направлений подготовки
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Glossary
Abbreviation -the short form of a word or phrase
Abstract -a short summary of the aims and scope of a journal article
Acknowledgements -a list of people the author wishes to thank for their assistance, found in books and articles
Appendix (pl. –appendices) -a section at the end of a book or article contain supplementary information
Assignment -a task given to students, normally for assessment
Authority -a well-known expert on a subject
Back issue -a previous issue of a journal or magazine
Bias -a subjective preference for one point of view
Bibliography -a list of sources an author has read but not specifically cited
Brainstorm -a process of collecting ideas on a topic at random
Case study -a section of an essay that examines one example in detail
Citation -an in-text reference providing a link to the source
Cohesion -linking ideas in a text together by use of reference words
Coursework -assessed assignments given to students to complete during a course
Conclusion -the final section of an essay or report
Contraction -a shortened form of pronoun and verb (e. g. she’s, I’d)
Criteria (sing. – criterion) -the principles on which something is judged or based
Deadline -the final date for completing a piece of work
Draft -the first attempt at a piece of writing
Edited book -a book with contributions from a number of writers, controlled by an editor
Extract -a piece of text taken from a longer work
Flow chart -diagram that illustrates the stages of a process
Formality -in written work, the use of a non-idiomatic style and vocabulary
Format -the standard pattern of layout for a text
Heading -the title of a section of text
Higher degree -a Master’s degree or Doctorate
Hypothesis -a theory that a researcher is attempting to explore/test
Introduction -the first part of an essay or article
Journal -an academic publication in a specialized area, usually published quarterly
Literature review -a section of an article describing other research on the topic in question
Main body -the principal part of an essay, after the introduction and before the conclusion
Margin -the strip of white space on a page around the text
Module -most academic courses are divided into modules, which examine a specified topic
Outline -a preparatory plan for a piece of writing
Paraphrase -a rewriting of a text with substantially different wording and organization but similar ideas
Peer review -the process of collecting comment from academic authorities on an article before publication in a journal. This system gives increased validity to the publication
Phrase -a few words that are commonly combined
Plagiarism -using another writer’s work without acknowledgement in an acceptable manner
Primary research -original research (e. g. a laboratory experiment or a sociological enquiry)
Quotation -use of the exact words of another writer to illustrate your writing
Redundancy -the unnecessary repetition of ideas or information
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References -a list of all the sources you have cited in your work
Register -the level of formality in language
Restatement -repeating a point in order to explain it more clearly
Scan -a method of reading in which the eyes move quickly over the page to find a specific item
Skim -a related reading technique to quickly find out the main ideas of a text
Source -the original text you have used to obtain an idea or piece of information
Summary -a shorter version of something
Synonym -a word or phrase with a similar meaning to another
Synopsis -a summary of an article o-r book
Term -word or phrase used to express a special concept
Word class -a grammatical category (e. g. noun, adjective)
Учебное издание
Николаева Наталья Николаевна
ЛежневаЕкатерина Борисовна
Academic English
for Engineering and Technology Studies
Академический английский язык для магистров
инженерно-технических направлений подготовки
Редактор Е. О. Егорова
Художник
Верстальщик
Оригинал-макет подготовлен в Издательстве МГТУ им. Н. Э. Баумана
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