Doing a Master's Dissertation in TESOL and Applied Linguistics is a practical guide for master's students tackling research and research writing for the first time. Structured for use in class or as part of an independent study, and divided into the four stages of designing, researching, writing up and submitting a dissertation, this book:

• carefully guides readers from the very beginning of producing a research proposal, all the way through to assessment procedures and the provisions for resubmission;
• covers publishing your dissertation and applying for higher research degrees, including funding;
• addresses all the most fundamental concerns students have about master's dissertations, including how to choose a topic and conducting a literature review;
• draws upon examples from master's dissertations from the UK, US and Australia and provides numerous 'how-to' tables and checklists; and
• includes activities and resources to facilitate master's research and dissertation writing, as well as FAQs and solutions at the end of each chapter.

Tailormade for MA students in TESOL or Applied Linguistics, this book is essential reading for students on these degrees around the world as well as for their supervisors and programme directors.

About the Author

Lindy Woodrow is Honorary Senior Lecturer in TESOL at the University of Sydney, Australia.

Reviews

"This is a comprehensive and accessible book which gives practical guidance to students new to the research process and which clearly draws on the author's experience of supervising masters' dissertations. It assumes little knowledge, provides engaging examples and anecdotes to make ideas concrete and meaningful, and takes students through the entire process from critical groundwork to the publishing of articles based on their dissertations. It promises to be an extremely useful resource."

Neil Murray, University of Warwick, UK

"Lindy Woodrow's extensive experience of research supervision and teaching academic writing ensures that Doing a Master's Dissertation in TESOL and Applied Linguistics is the ideal, step-by-step guide for students who are planning, researching and writing their dissertation. Relevant extracts from recent TESOL and applied linguistics masters' dissertations in the UK, Australia and USA enrich the wealth of advice provided."

Sue Starfield, University of New South Wales, Australia

"[...] A comprehensive and practical guidebook [...] this book would have made my dissertation writing more manageable, its goals more visible, and its difficulties more able to be prepared for."

Yali Liu, Journal of English for Academic Purposes

Book Information
ISBN 9781138587298
Author Lindy Woodrow
Format Paperback
Page Count 244
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 490g