Teaching Academic Writing: A Toolkit for Higher Education
Caroline Coffin
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Description for Teaching Academic Writing: A Toolkit for Higher Education
Paperback. Drawing on writing research, the book takes into account recent developments such as the increasing diversity of the student body, the use of the Internet, electronic tuition and issues surrounding globalisation. Num Pages: 188 pages, 5 line drawings, 5 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBW; CJB; JNMH; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 306.
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 their students. Containing a range of diverse teaching strategies, the book offers both practical activities to help students develop their writing abilities and guidelines to help lecturers and tutors think in more depth about the assessment tasks they ... Read more
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 their students. Containing a range of diverse teaching strategies, the book offers both practical activities to help students develop their writing abilities and guidelines to help lecturers and tutors think in more depth about the assessment tasks they ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Weight
303g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415261364
SKU
V9780415261364
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Caroline Coffin
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.
Reviews for Teaching Academic Writing: A Toolkit for Higher Education
'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