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A scholar's guide to getting published in english
This book aims to demystify the practices of scholarly publishing in English. It focuses on practices, institutions and politics rather than language and writing. Drawing on 10 years of research into academic publishing and writing practices, it provides a guide for readers to relate to their own...
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Concept-based language instruction and genre-based second language writing pedagogy
This book presents an interdisciplinary, flexible and comprehensive framework for teaching second language (L2) and multilingual writing that integrates Concept-Based Language Instruction and Genre-Based Writing Pedagogy. The authors show how L2 writing instructors can empower student writers to ...
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Cross-linguistic transfer of writing strategies
In the context of increasingly multilingual global educational settings, this book provides a timely exploration of the phenomenon of cross-linguistic transfer of writing strategies (in particular, transfer from the foreign language to the first language) and presents a compelling case for a mult...
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Crossing borders, writing texts, being evaluated
This book examines both writing norms and assessment, and proficiency development, and suggests that scholars need to critically examine testing regimes and develop research-based perspectives on tests and testing practices, so that educational institutions can prepare learners with differing cul...
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Digital multimodal composing
This book distils current research on the intersection of digital multimodal composing (DMC) and second language (L2) writing. It provides a theoretically and methodologically diverse introduction to key theories and scholarship supporting DMC’s use, along with practical pedagogical tips and tool...
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Efl writing teacher education and professional development
This book explores how EFL writing teacher education is shaped, given teachers’ unique local contexts and circumstances. The chapters prioritize local voices and materials in order to help build a more comprehensive picture of L2 writing globally, enabling the book as a whole to both document and...
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From reading to writing, volume 2
The second volume in our flagship series designed for heritage students and advanced learners of Arabic offers a comprehensive approach to teaching reading and writing skillsFrom Reading to Writing is a content- and task-based textbook for students of Arabic as a heritage language at advanced ...
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Grand conversations, thoughtful responses
Grand Conversations, Thoughtful Responses is built upon the premise that all students can become active, independent, thoughtful readers. The structures and strategies in this book are proven to help students develop confidence and competence in their reading. Student engagement with text soars t...
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In praise of purple prose
A playful and irreverent argument for—and practical guide to—writing in a rich and extraordinary styleWhen it comes to literary style, the commonplace wisdom of composition classrooms, newsrooms, and editorial offices has long been that less is more. Students are taught that the best prose is tha...
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Liberating scholarly writing
This book offers an alternative to conventional qualitative and quantitative inquiry in professional training, especially in education. It combines application, rationale, critique, and inspiration. It teaches students to use personal writing to analyze and advance ideas, encouraging minority stu...
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Linguistic justice on campus
This book supports writing educators on college campuses to work towards linguistic equity and social justice for multilingual students. It demonstrates how recent advances in theories on language, literacy, and race can be translated into pedagogical and administrative practice in a variety of c...
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One day in the life of the english language
A one-of-a-kind handbook that uses a day in the life of written English to illustrate the benefits of effective grammarGenerations of student writers have been subjected to usage handbooks that proclaim, "This is the correct form. Learn it"—books that lay out a grammar, but don't inspire students...
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Teachers talking writing
Teachers Talking Writing (TTW) is a collection of conversations with real teachers with diverse backgrounds and experiences about the theory and practice of teaching writing in postsecondary contexts. This composition anthology focuses on practices and pedagogies in the 21st century. TTW is inter...
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Teaching writing as journey, not destination
This volume collects essays by P.L. Thomas, examining enduring questions for writing teachers, such as grammar instruction, student choice, citation, plagiarism, grading, and the five-paragraph essay. It reflects Thomas's journey and experiences in teaching writing across various educational levels.
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The craft of writing in sociology
An essential guide to constructing coherent and powerful arguments, using real examples from student work and demonstrating, step-by-step, how to read critically, write the opening paragraphs of an essay, provide evidence in the middle and construct punchy conclusions.
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The imaginative argument
More than merely a writing text, The Imaginative Argument offers writers instruction on how to use their imaginations to improve their prose. Cioffi shows writers how they can enliven argument—the organizing rubric of all persuasive writing—by drawing on emotion, soul, and creativity, the wellspr...
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The pocket instructor: writing
Fifty easy-to-deploy active learning exercises for teaching academic writing in any fieldThe Pocket Instructor: Writing offers fifty practical exercises for teaching students the core elements of successful academic writing. The exercises—created by faculty from a broad range of disciplines and i...
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The scientist’s guide to writing, 2nd edition
An updated and expanded edition of the acclaimed writing guide for scientistsThe Scientist’s Guide to Writing explains the essential techniques that students, postdocs, and early-career scientists need to write more clearly, efficiently, and easily. Now fully updated and expanded, this incisive p...
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Thinking through writing
A concise and practical manual on developing reading, writing, and critical thinking skills in tandem For college students learning how to write on scholarly subjects, writing and critical thinking go hand in hand. And yet most books on these topics are categorized separately: writing guides and ...
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