ABSTRACT

Shorter texts, e.g. essays, are normally organised in the form: Introduction > Main Body > Conclusion Longer texts, e.g. dissertations and articles, may include (depending on subject area): Abstract > Contents > Introduction > Main Body > Case Study > Discussion > Findings > Conclusion > Acknowledgements > Bibliography/References > Appendices Books may also contain: Dedication > Foreword > Preface > Index

findings (. . . . . . .) ii) Section where various people who assisted the writer are

thanked (. . . . . . .) iii) Final part where extra data, too detailed for the main text, are

stored (. . . . . . .) iv) List of all the books that the writer has consulted (. . . . . . .) v) Section looking at a particular example relevant to the

main topic (. . . . . . .) vi) Introductory part of book which may give the writer’s

motives (. . . . . . .) vii) Alphabetical list of all topics in the text (. . . . . . .)