First-Year University Writing: A Corpus-Based Study with Implications for Pedagogy

by L. Aull

Overview

First-Year Writing describes significant language patterns in college writing today, how they are different from expert academic writing, and how to inform teaching and assessment with corpus-based linguistic and rhetorical genre analysis.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349468386
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/2015
Edition description:	1st ed. 2015
Pages:	239
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Laura Aull is an assistant professor of English and Linguistics at Wake Forest University, USA. Her research focuses on corpus linguistic and rhetorical genre approaches to academic writing. Her work is featured in Composition and Rhetoric and Applied Linguistic journals including Written Communication, Journal of English for Academic Purposes, Corpora, Composition Forum, and College Composition and Communication.

Table of Contents

1. First-Year Writing Today 2. Linguistic and Rhetorical Studies in English: A History and a Way Forward 3. Context-informed Corpus Linguistic Analysis of FY Writing 4. Corpus Linguistic Analysis of Scope and Certainty in FY and Expert Writing 5. Linguistically-Informed Pedagogical Applications 6. Implications and Lingering Questions

Editorial Reviews

This book does a good job of presenting the impetus for the study, explaining why so few studies of this nature exist, detailing the findings, and suggesting ways in which the results can inform pedagogy. … will be an interesting and informative read for those who work with FY students in the post-secondary classroom and in support services, such as writing centres. … this reviewer believes that this study makes genuine contributions to the body of knowledge on FY writing.” (Tina Beynen, The Linguist List, linguistlist.org, June, 2016)

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