Jottings on 16 Feb.2016

Last night, I was writing up my assignment but it is still not finished.

I read others' doctoral dissertations for inspiring me to offer points and meanwhile polish my rhetoric. Stressing.

I read other people's doctoral dissertations for inspiration, look for pointers and improve my presentation. Stressed out.

Notes:

'Wrote' versus 'writing': 'Wrote" implies you have completed everything which is not the situation here as you then state the assignment is not yet finished.

'Writing up': I prefer 'writing up' for experiments especially in science. For example "I was writing up my term project on the effect of intense use of internet resources on language learning compared to classroom techniques"

'Course paper': I am less familiar with this term and a quick search on the internet shows it to be rarely used. I suggest 'assignment' or 'project'. 'Term assignment' or 'term project' are also acceptable if this is what you mean.

Rhetoric: Avoid using this word to describe your own compositions because a) it's almost never used that way, and b) it is easy to misinterpret with the other meaning of rhetoric.

Jottings on 16 Feb.2016

I read other doctoral dissertations to inspire me and to offer pointers while polishing my rhetoric. Stressing.