Getting started: Writing communicative abstracts
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Heidrun Gerzymisch-Arbogast
Abstract
The article relates to a PhD School which Daniel Gile and I jointly taught within the framework of a European Marie Curie PhD training program on critical reading and writing of research papers on 29th April 2007 in Vienna. It presents an overview of formulae for writing abstracts as a basic research skill for young researchers when “getting started” in research, as they are offered by standardization institutes, universities and conference conveners. Reflecting Daniel Gile’s comments on the topic, it is suggested that writing abstracts for conferences needs to take into account more than just the factual dimension. On the basis of Schulz von Thun’s communication model (1981) several interrelated dimensions of writing abstracts for conferences are discussed and exemplified.
Abstract
The article relates to a PhD School which Daniel Gile and I jointly taught within the framework of a European Marie Curie PhD training program on critical reading and writing of research papers on 29th April 2007 in Vienna. It presents an overview of formulae for writing abstracts as a basic research skill for young researchers when “getting started” in research, as they are offered by standardization institutes, universities and conference conveners. Reflecting Daniel Gile’s comments on the topic, it is suggested that writing abstracts for conferences needs to take into account more than just the factual dimension. On the basis of Schulz von Thun’s communication model (1981) several interrelated dimensions of writing abstracts for conferences are discussed and exemplified.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
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Scientometrics and history
- An author-centred scientometric analysis of Daniel Gile's œuvre 3
- The turns of Interpreting Studies 25
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Conceptual analysis
- The status of interpretive hypotheses 49
- Stratégies et tactiques en traduction et interprétation 63
- On omission in simultaneous interpreting: Risk analysis of a hidden effort 83
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Research skills
- Doctoral training programmes: Research skills for the discipline or career management skills? 109
- Getting started: Writing communicative abstracts 127
- Construct-ing quality 143
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Empirical studies
- How do experts interpret? Implications from research in Interpreting Studies and cognitive science 159
- The impact of non-native English on students' interpreting performance 179
- Evaluación de la calidad en interpretación simultánea: Contrastes de exposición e inferencias emocionales. Evaluación de la evaluación 193
- Linguistic interference in simultaneous interpreting with text: A case study 215
- Towards a definition of Interpretese: An intermodal, corpus-based study 237
- The speck in your brother's eye – the beam in your own: Quality management in translation and revision 255
- Publications by Daniel Gile 281
- Name index 295
- Subject index 299
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
-
Scientometrics and history
- An author-centred scientometric analysis of Daniel Gile's œuvre 3
- The turns of Interpreting Studies 25
-
Conceptual analysis
- The status of interpretive hypotheses 49
- Stratégies et tactiques en traduction et interprétation 63
- On omission in simultaneous interpreting: Risk analysis of a hidden effort 83
-
Research skills
- Doctoral training programmes: Research skills for the discipline or career management skills? 109
- Getting started: Writing communicative abstracts 127
- Construct-ing quality 143
-
Empirical studies
- How do experts interpret? Implications from research in Interpreting Studies and cognitive science 159
- The impact of non-native English on students' interpreting performance 179
- Evaluación de la calidad en interpretación simultánea: Contrastes de exposición e inferencias emocionales. Evaluación de la evaluación 193
- Linguistic interference in simultaneous interpreting with text: A case study 215
- Towards a definition of Interpretese: An intermodal, corpus-based study 237
- The speck in your brother's eye – the beam in your own: Quality management in translation and revision 255
- Publications by Daniel Gile 281
- Name index 295
- Subject index 299
