| Title | : | Discipline-Specific Writing |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | John Flowerdew & Tracey Costley |
| Release | : | 2016-09-13 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Education, Books, Professional & Technical, Language Arts & Disciplines, Reference, Words & Language, Foreign Languages |
| Size | : | 4406366 |
| 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. |
