Teaching Academic Writing: A Toolkit for Higher Education

✍ Scribed by Caroline Coffin, Mary Jane Curry, Sharon Goodman, Ann Hewings, Theresa Lillis, Joan Swann

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 188
• Series: Literacies
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Student writing is at the cener of teaching and learning in higher education. Students are assessed by what they write, and are only accepted within an academic discipline when they have mastered the writing conventions and style necessary for that discipline. Teaching Academic Writing is a 'toolkit' to help higher education lecturers and tutors teach student writing. Containing a range of diverse teaching strategies, the book offers both practical activities to help students develop their writing skills, and guidelines to help lecturers and tuthors think in more depth aboiut the feedback they give to students. The authors explore a wide variety of text types, from essays and reflective diaries to research projects and laboratory reports. The book draws on recent research and takes into account developments such as the increasing diversity of the student body, the use of the Internet, electronic tuition, and issues surrounding globalization. Written by experienced higher education teachers, Teaching Academic Writing will be of interest to anyone involved in teaching academic writing in higher education.

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
1 Issues in academic writing in higher education......Page 14
2 Approaches to teaching writing......Page 32
3 Writing for different disciplines......Page 58
4 Planning the assessment of student writing......Page 86
5 Giving feedback on student writing......Page 114
6 Academic writing in an electronic environment......Page 143
Annotated bibliography......Page 171
References......Page 176
Index......Page 183