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Overcoming writer’s block in English academic writing
Expressing complex ideas in one’s native tongue is demanding in itself so it should not be surprising that doing this in a foreign language can be extremely challenging, even for…
The practical benefits of learning Anglo-Saxon style 2: obtaining grants
Using the concrete example of a unit in the European Commission, this post aims to provide insight into how one grant-giving body works in practice and why using an Anglo-Saxon…
Creating a Research Space
Swales’ Create-a-Research-Space (CARS) model of research article introductions Just as plants compete for light and space, so writers of research papers compete for acceptance and recognition. In order to obtain…
Academic writing in English and Czech
The marrying of Czech (Central European) and English (Anglo-Saxon) approaches to academic writing is vital for Czech scholars seeking to communicate their work in the English-language “scholarly conversation” of international…