Discipline-Specific Writing : Theory into practice.

Discipline-Specific Writing provides an introduction and guide for students and trainee teachers on how to teach this topic. Writing remains a central area of learning, research and teaching at the university but the focus is now on discipline-specific writing as a critical area of study and compete...

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Main Author: Flowerdew, John
Other Authors: Costley, Tracey
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Milton : Taylor and Francis, 2016.
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505 0 |a Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction; Background to this edited collection; Discipline-specificity and disciplinarity; Discipline-specific writing; Discipline and genre; Discipline-specificity and English for Specific Purposes; Approaches and issues in teaching discipline-specific writing; Overview of this edited collection; Bringing it all together; Note; References; Chapter 2: Investigating local sociocultural and institutional contexts for discipline-specific writing. 
505 8 |a Theoretical background and literature reviewPractical applications; Discussion questions and activities; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 3: Developing writing courses for specific academic purposes; Background; Practice; Conclusion; Discussion questions and activities; References; Chapter 4: The role of grammar in the discipline-specific writing curriculum; Introduction; Grammar and writing: a brief history; Developing an academic writing course from a genre and text-based perspective; Case study of an English for Science course; Discussion; Conclusion; Discussion questions. 
505 8 |a Additional activitiesAcknowledgements; Notes; References; Chapter 5: Approaches and perspectives on teaching vocabulary for discipline-specific academic writing; Introduction; Theoretical concerns related to discipline-specific vocabulary; Identifying discipline-specific vocabulary; Different kinds of discipline-specific vocabulary; Using discipline-specific vocabulary in writing; Practical applications; Conclusion; Discussion questions; Activities; References; Chapter 6: Using genre analysis to teach writing in the disciplines; Genre-based teaching in ESP. 
505 8 |a The impact of genre-based teaching on student writersA genre-based activity sequence for writing courses; Conclusion: transferability of genre knowledge; Discussion questions; Activities; Notes; References; Chapter 7: Teaching writing for science and technology; Introduction; Theoretical concerns related to teaching disciplinary writing; The laboratory report: describing language and disciplinary context; A practical application; Conclusion; Discussion questions; Additional activity; Acknowledgements; Note; References. 
505 8 |a Chapter 8: Using annotated bibliographies to develop student writing in social sciencesIntroduction; Adopting an academic literacies perspective; Academic literacies and our teaching contexts; Annotated bibliographies; Principles for the use of annotated bibliographies; The annotated bibliography process; Conclusion; Discussion questions; Further activities; References; Chapter 9: Discipline-specific writing for business students: research, practice and pedagogy; Introduction; Conceptualising writing for business studies; Pedagogical applications; Activity 1; Activity 2; Activity 3. 
500 |a Activity 4. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
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