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Academic Writing

Precise vocabulary and connectives for scholarly Danish writing, from thesis statements and sources to delimiting scope and concluding an argument.

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Words & phrases
48
Lessons
4
Conversations
2
Readings
1

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English
  1. a dissertation, thesis
  2. a research question, problem statement
  3. to give an account of, explain
  4. to support, corroborate
  5. to present, set out
  6. a source reference, citation
  7. to refer to
  8. a bibliography, reference list
  9. a delimitation, scope
  10. taking as a starting point
  11. following on from this
  12. to summarize
  13. a summary, abstract
  14. a methodology section
  15. a discussion section
  16. a partial conclusion, interim conclusion
  17. a literature review, literature study
  18. a theoretical framework
  19. a main argument
  20. to state, cite (in writing)
  21. to postulate, assert without proof
  22. to round off, conclude
  23. to develop, unfold (an argument)
  24. well-substantiated
  25. rigorous, stringent
  26. unambiguous, clear-cut
  27. closely grounded in the text, text-focused
  28. of which, of whom
  29. a table of contents
  30. an index
  31. an appendix
  32. a marginal note
  33. a cross-reference
  34. a paragraph break
  35. a passage of text
  36. a partition
  37. a summation
  38. an overview diagram
  39. a schematic representation
  40. a regression
  41. a reversal
  42. reversible
  43. rigid
  44. a body of literature
  45. a growing body of evidence
  46. to warrant further investigation
  47. methodological rigor
  48. to italicize

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4 Lessons
  1. Lesson 1

    Academic Writing

  2. Lesson 2

    Clauses as Sentence Elements

  3. Lesson 3

    Refining a Research Question

  4. Lesson 4

    Reviewing a Literature Review

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