Posted on April 14, 2008 by tonydwisusanto
Hey…have you ever felt impressed with somebody else? Wow..he looks smart!…she sounds knowing everything!…how can he know that? why I haven’t know about that?
Ha…ha…I remember many of my friends always ask how can I get the idea about my thesis?..or my students who came to me with a “lazy” question “Can you give me a [...]
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Posted on February 8, 2008 by tonydwisusanto
When I read a paper actually I am trying to find and to understand the “idea” of the author/s, to find his arguments and all data/information for supporting his arguments.
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Posted on February 7, 2008 by tonydwisusanto
Title is very important part in our writing. Often we decide to continue reading a paper just from the title. It’s why in my opinion it is very important to choose the right words, the attractive words, as well as the attractive words in my title. Some tips choosing the Title:
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Posted on February 7, 2008 by tonydwisusanto
Trying to find out and understand the author’s perspective is very useful. Authors often do not directly state their opinion. Sometimes they persuade us indirectly, an argument is only implied. By knowing and understanding the author’s perspective will help us to enjoy the reading since beginning as well as to catch the ‘hidden persuasion’ [...]
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Posted on February 6, 2008 by tonydwisusanto
Frankly, reading is not an easy job, particularly if the language is not our native language. By the way, since personally I have a strongwill becoming an “international” person I must get used to reading and speaking English as often as possible. I know..you must be finding many mistakes in my writing in [...]
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