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

Zusatztext "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) Informationen zum Autor      Klappentext     Zusammenfassung 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.     Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

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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   

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"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)

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: L Aull, L. Aull, Laura Aull
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 14.01.2014
• EAN: 9781349468386
• ISBN: 978-1-349-46838-6
• Pagine: 252
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Corsi per adulti / università popolare > Materiali per università popolare / materiali per corsi di lingua; Saggistica > Arte, letteratura > Bibliografia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata; B, Linguistics, Creative Writing, Linguistics, general, Applied Linguistics, Language: reference & general, Language: history & general works, Language teaching and learning, Language and languages—Study and teaching, Language Teaching, Creative writing & creative writing guides, Palgrave Language & Linguistics Collection, English;language;pedagogy