4.3 How to write with scientific styles
“Have something to say, and say it as clearly as you can. That is the only secret
of style.” —Matthew Arnold
Style is a layered concept, and learning to improve your style means mastering words and grammar first, clear and accurate sentences next, then paragraphs that communicate complex thoughts well, and finally an organized whole article that contributes to the accumulated knowledge of science.
According to Thomas and Turner, a writing style is defined by the stand taken on five issues:
-
Truth: What is the writer’s philosophical stand on truth and how it can be known and communicated?
-
Presentation: What does the writer (and reader) value in the mode of presentation?
-
Scene: What is the model for transmitting the writer’s thoughts to the reader?
-
Cast: Who is the intended reader? What does the writer assume about the reader?
-
Thought and Language: What is the relationship between the writer’s thoughts and the language chosen to express them?
“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.”
—Ernest Hemingway
Anda dapat mengikuti kuliah online gratis (free) di laman Stanford University ini serta anda sangat dianjurkan untuk menonton
Artinya ada banyak sumber pembelajaran yang dapat anda ikuti untuk memperoleh teori dan pemahaman anda dalam menulis ilmiah, Namun beribu teori tersebut akan sia-sia jika anda TIDAK PERNAH mempraktekkannya dengan mencoba menulis Outline kemudian mengembangkannya menjadi Research Proposal dan terus mengembangkannya menjadi Research Article atau Review Article. Lakukanlah kegiatan menulis, mereview dan merevisi tulisan anda setiap hari. Kegiatan ini akan membentuk dan mempertajam skil anda dalam menulis ilmiah.
link berikut dapat membantu anda dalam mengedit artikel/paper yang sedang anda tulis http://www.columbia.edu/cu/biology/ug/research/paper.html#edit