vi Preface literature.You need to meet their expectations with regard to how your content is organized.This is achieved by writing clearly and concisely,and by carefully struc- turing not only each section,but also each paragraph and each sentence. 2 READ OTHER PAPERS,LEARN THE STANDARD PHRASES,USE THESE PAPERS AS A MODEL You will improve your command of English considerably by reading lots of other papers in your field.You can underline or note down the typical phrases that they use to express the various language functions (e.g.outlining aims,reviewing the literature,highlighting their findings)that you too will need in your paper.You can also note down how they structure their paper and then use their paper as a template (i.e.a model)for your own. 3 WRITE CONCISELY WITH NO REDUNDANCY AND NO AMBIGUITY,AND YOU WILL MAKE LESS MISTAKES IN YOUR ENGLISH The more you write,the more mistakes in English you will make.If you avoid redundant words and phrases you will significantly increase the readability of your paper. What else will I learn? You will learn how to: significantly improve your chances of having your paper published by thinking in terms of the referee and the reader reduce the number of mistakes you make in English plan and organize your paper,and structure each paragraph and each sentence so that the reader can easily follow the logical build-up towards various conclusions decide what to include in the various parts of the paper (Introduction, Methodology,Discussion etc.)and what typical phrases to use write a title and an abstract that will attract attention and be read highlight your claims and contribution make it 100%clear whether you are referring to your own work or someone else's use the minimum number of words required-this does not mean that less scientific content will be included,but simply that you find the clearest and most concise way to express this content increase the level of readability of your paper by helping readers to quickly understand what you are saying identify the correct style-personal or impersonal choose the correct tenses avoid ambiguity,for example being very careful that it is 100%clear what pronouns (e.g.it,them,this,these,one)refer to Clearly,researchers from different disciplines write in different ways and sometimes follow a different structure.For example,there are significant differences between thevi Preface literature. You need to meet their expectations with regard to how your content is organized. This is achieved by writing clearly and concisely, and by carefully struc￾turing not only each section, but also each paragraph and each sentence. 2 read other papers, learn the standard phrases, use these papers as a model You will improve your command of English considerably by reading lots of other papers in your field. You can underline or note down the typical phrases that they use to express the various language functions (e.g. outlining aims, reviewing the literature, highlighting their findings) that you too will need in your paper. You can also note down how they structure their paper and then use their paper as a template (i.e. a model) for your own. 3 write concisely with no redundancy and no ambiguity, and you will make less mistakes in your english The more you write, the more mistakes in English you will make. If you avoid redundant words and phrases you will significantly increase the readability of your paper. What else will I learn? You will learn how to: • significantly improve your chances of having your paper published by thinking in terms of the referee and the reader • reduce the number of mistakes you make in English • plan and organize your paper, and structure each paragraph and each sentence so that the reader can easily follow the logical build-up towards various conclusions • decide what to include in the various parts of the paper (Introduction, Methodology, Discussion etc.) and what typical phrases to use • write a title and an abstract that will attract attention and be read • highlight your claims and contribution • make it 100% clear whether you are referring to your own work or someone else’s • use the minimum number of words required – this does not mean that less scientific content will be included, but simply that you find the clearest and most concise way to express this content • increase the level of readability of your paper by helping readers to quickly understand what you are saying • identify the correct style - personal or impersonal • choose the correct tenses • avoid ambiguity, for example being very careful that it is 100% clear what pronouns (e.g. it, them, this, these, one) refer to Clearly, researchers from different disciplines write in different ways and sometimes follow a different structure. For example, there are significant differences between the