Academic Writing in a Second Language: Essays on Research and Pedagogy

by Diane Belcher, George Braine

Overview

Exploring research and pedagogy on second language writing, this volume focuses on issues concerning policy decisions affecting foreign students.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781567501155
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	01/01/1995
Pages:	442
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.12(d)

About the Author

lcher /f Diane

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Table of Contents

ISSUES
When Practice Doesn't Make Perfect: The Case of a Graduate ESL Student
Good Writing: I Know it When I See It
Redefining the Task: An Ethnographic Examination of Writing and Response in Graduate Seminars
Local Interactions: Constructing Contexts for Composing in a Graduate Sociology Program
RESEARCH
Writing in the Natural Sciences and Engineering. Writing Critically Across the Curriculum
Writing from Sources: Case Studies of Graduate Students in Business Management
Consciousness Raising and Article Pedagogy
Holistic Scoring in ESL Writing Assessment: What Does an Analysis of Rhetorical Features Reveal?
A Comparison of the Use of Citations in Chinese and English Academic Discourse
PEDAGOGY
Teaching Classroom and Authentic Genres: Initiating Students into Academic Cultures and Discourses
Common-core and Specific Approaches to the Teaching of Academic Writing
The ESL Technical Expert: Writing Processes and Classroom Practices
Negotiating the Syllabus: A Learning-Centered, Interactive Approach to ESL Graduate Writing Course Design
A Genre-Based Developmental Writing Course for Undergraduate ESL Science Majors
Fostering Writing Expertise in ESL Composition Instruction: Modeling and Evaluation
Author Index
Subject Index