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Pelatihan Penulisan Artikel Ilmiah Hasil Penelitian Perguruan Tinggi
Bogor, 12‐14 April 2012
Faizah Sari
Writing in English deals not only with
grammar and mechanics, but also planning,
drafting, and revising.
Audience is important.
Purpose is equally important.
Message is extremely important.
A lot of practice and patience are required;
writing is a process!
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• Research‐A Lot of Findings‐Choose One that is
most significant for you‐Make it as your
contribution to the field.
• Message‐Audience‐Purpose.
– Women’s priorities have changed dramatically in such
areas as marriage, child rearing, and education.
• A complete sentence.
• It should express an opinion.
– Jakarta is an urban jungle.
– Despite its attraction, Jakarta poses serious
consequences for its senior citizens.
• It should express only one idea toward one topic.
Place √ in the blank if the statement is a
thesis statement. Leave it blank if it is not a
thesis statement (Practice Sheet #1).
Rewrite the sentence to make it a strong
thesis statement (Practice Sheet #2)
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Always refer to the quotation you used in the
introduction.
Answer the research question.
Summarize your main points.
Present a powerful example.
Highlight your contribution to the discipline.
Suggest implications for future research.
Create an effective topic sentence.
Repeat key words.
Use synonyms, transitions, and sentence
variety.
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Previous studies maintain that A has the
tendency to cause B to react as C. Such a
process requires A to ……….. The
measurement of ……………………....................
widely known as B. B is defined as
…………………………….. The behavior of B
preempts C in that it ……. Therefore, C
…….………… …………………… ………
……………………………..
Choose an appropriate topic sentence for
each paragraph (Practice Sheet #3).
Based on the data obtained, select 3 (three)
possible thesis statements and 3 (three)
possible topic sentence as an outline for a
paper (Practice Sheet #4).
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Introduction = present tense.
Theoretical considerations = present tense,
sometimes past tense to highlight
chronological order.
Research methodology = usually past tense.
Findings = normally present tense,
sometimes past tense to describe specific
issues taking place during the study.
Conclusion = present tense.
INSTEAD OF USE
give consideration to consider
is of the opinion believes
information which is of a confidential information
confidential nature
the writer I, me, we
before, after prior to, subsequent to
do perform
say indicate
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Provide the article a or an in the blank if it is
needed (Practice Sheet #5).
Rewrite the sentences in the blanks. See
example #1. Remember to include the
subject of the sentence in the main clause
(Practice Sheet #6).
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Best Practices
• Read English articles.
Plan •
•
Think – as much as possible – in English.
Try. You won’t know if you don’t try.
Write something. Get it out of your
Draft •
head. Start small – maybe one
paragraph, or one sentence.
Watch and learn. What is your discipline
currently discussing?
Revise •
•
Always test your thesis.
Review and edit sentences, and then the
whole paper.
• Collaborate with peers.
• Use online tools.
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Track changes in MS word
English dictionary, print or online
‐ Merriam‐webster online dictionary‐thesaurus
http://www.merriam‐webster.com/
‐ Cambridge online dictionary
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
Corpus of the English language
‐ American English
http://www.americancorpus.org/
‐ British English http://www.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/
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Maimon, E. P. et al. (2003). A Writer’s Resource: A Handbook for
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Smalley, R. et al. (2001). Refining Composition Skills: Rhetoric
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