1st Edition
Teaching Academic Writing A Toolkit for Higher Education
By Caroline Coffin, Mary Jane Curry, Sharon Goodman, Ann Hewings, Theresa Lillis, Joan Swann
Copyright 2003
188 Pages
by
Routledge
188 Pages
by
Routledge
188 Pages
by
Routledge
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Student academic writing is at the heart of teaching and learning in higher education. Students are assessed largely by what they write, and need to learn both general academic conventions as well as disciplinary writing requirements in order to be successful in higher education. Teaching Academic Writing is a 'toolkit' designed to help higher education lecturers and tutors teach writing to... Read more
List of figures, List of activities, Acknowledgements, 1 Issues in academic writing in higher education, 2 Approaches to teaching writing, 3 Writing for different disciplines, 4 Planning the assessment of student writing, 5 Giving feedback on student writing, 6 Academic writing in an electronic environment, Annotated bibliography, References, Index
Biography
Caroline Coffin, Mary Jane Curry, Sharon Goodman, Ann Hewings, Theresa M. Lillis and Joan Swann are all based at the Centre for Language and Communications, The Open University, UK.
'This book will be a useful addition to reading lists for teacher training programmes. It will stimulate readers to approach a variety of forms of academic writing with confidence, and if used well, will enable writing ability to develop effectively. I would recommend this book for both tutors and students.' - Ray Huntley, Anglia Polytechnic University, Escalate website
