Discipline-Specific Writing: Theory into practice

By: John Flowerdew and Tracey Costley

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Synopsis: Discipline-Specific Writing provides an introduction and guide to the teaching of this topic for students and trainee teachers. This book highlights the importance of discipline-specific writing as a critical area of competence for students, and covers both the theory and practice of teaching this crucial topic. With chapters from practitioners and researchers working across a wide range of contexts around the world, Discipline-Specific Writing: Explores teaching strategies in a variety of specific areas including science and technology, social science and business; Discusses curriculum development, course design and assessment, providing a framework for the reader; Analyses the teaching of language features including grammar and vocabulary for academic writing; Demonstrates the use of genre analysis, annotated bibliographies and corpora as tools for teaching; Provides practical suggestions for use in the classroom, questions for discussion and additional activities with each chapter. Discipline-Specific Writing is key reading for students taking courses in English for Specific Purposes, Applied Linguistics, TESOL, TEFL and CELTA.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 218 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781315518992
Related ISBNs:: 9781138907430, 9781315519012, 9781138907447
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 11/09/21
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, John Flowerdew and Tracey Costley
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Education, Language Arts, Foreign Language Study
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: John Flowerdew
Edited by:: Tracey Costley