Discipline-Specific Writing: Theory into practice

John Flowerdew (Curatore)

Tracey Costley (Curatore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2016

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.

• Curatore: John Flowerdew, Tracey Costley
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Anno: 2016
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 218 p.
• Dimensioni: 234 x 156 mm
• Peso: 366 gr.
• EAN: 9781138907447

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