ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book provides insights and advice on a range of factors that supervisors could consider, and act upon, to provide effective feedback on research students' writing, and survive increasing supervisory demands. It begins with a foundation for ongoing good writing and feedback. The book focuses on commencing the supervisory relationship with writing management firmly on the agenda. It discusses the stylistics of writing, the mechanics of language and the persuasion of rhetoric. The book explores how supervisors can best support students for whom English is an additional language (EAL). It looks at supervising shorter research projects: master's and honours dissertations. The book suggests ways to maintain momentum and sustain productivity in the face of students' tendencies towards procrastination and perfectionism. It shows how supervisors can help students develop their professional identity through writing, resulting in an independent researcher as well as a timely thesis.
