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Guide to Writing Academic Articles: Part XXI

Academic writing in groups.

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Written theses contain one student’s work and accomplishments, but many academic articles are written by groups.

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Guide to Writing Academic Articles: Part XX

Defeating Writer’s Block

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For any Thai student or ajarn, trying to write a thesis or academic article in English is an extremely difficult challenge.

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Guide to Writing Academic Articles: Part XIX

Writing an annotated bibliography.

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The annotated bibliography or annotated list of works cited is an essential part of your research.

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Guide to Writing Academic Articles: Part XVIII

Gender Differences in Academic Writing

Ms. instead of Miss or Mrs.

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For Thai writers of English trying to get the attention of a world audience, it is important to be up to date with international developments, including in gender awareness.

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Guide to Writing Academic Articles: Part XVI

English grammatical challenges:

Using “the” and “a” in writing.

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There are many challenges in writing a thesis or academic article in English. For Thai people,  a subtle challenge is whether to use “the” or “a” in a sentence.

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Guide to Writing Academic Articles: Part XIV

Writing the Introduction

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Depending on how many words you wish to devote to the introductory section of your thesis or academic article, it can take many forms.

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Guide to Writing Academic Articles: Part XIII

Reading proofs

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After your article has been accepted and edited, you will be sent a final version before publication, called a “proof.”

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Guide to Writing Academic Articles: Part XII

Responding to editorial feedback.

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If you have submitted an article, after a long wait you will finally hear from the editor.

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