Teaching academic writing in European higher education / edited by Lennart Björk ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Björk, Lennart A.

Series:

Studies in writing ; v. 12.

Studies in writing ; v. 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academic writing--Study and teaching (Higher)--Europe.

Academic writing.

Rhetoric--Study and teaching (Higher)--Europe.

Rhetoric.

Rhetoric--Study and teaching (Higher).

Academic writing--Study and teaching (Higher).

Europe.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

viii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [2003]

Summary:

This volume describes in detail teaching philosophies, curricular structures, research approaches and organizational models used in European countries. It offers concrete teaching strategies and examples: from individual tutorials to large classes, from face-to-face to web-based teaching, and addresses educational and cultural differences between writing instruction in Europe and the US.

Contents:

Teaching Academic Writing in European Higher Education: An Introduction / Lennart Bjork, Gerd Brauer, Lotte Rienecker, Peter Stray Joregensen 1

Part 1 Text and Writer

Getting Started: Academic Writing in the First year of a University Education / Otto Kruse 19

Text Types, Textual Consciousness and Academic Writing Ability / Lennart Bjork 29

Teaching Academic Writing to International Students: Individual Tutoring as a Supplement to Workshops / Stella Buker 41

The Genre in Focus, not the Writer: Using Model Examples in Large-Class Workshops / Lotte Rienecker, Peter Stray Jorgensen 59

A Good Paper Makes A Case: Teaching Academic Writing the Macro-Toulmin Way / Signe Hegelund, Christian Kock 75

Rethinking Feedback: Asymmetry in Disguise / Mary Scott, Kelly Coate 87

The (Im)possibilities in Teaching University Writing in the Anglo-American Tradition When Dealing with Continental Student Writers / Lotte Rienecker, Peter Stray Jorgensen 101

Helping Doctoral Students to Finish Their Theses / Kirsti Lonka 113

Part 2 Teaching Academic Writing in Context

Centres for Writing & Reading - Bridging the Gap Between University and School Education / Gerd Brauer 135

Writing at Norwegian Universities in an International Perspective / Olga Dysthe 151

Contacts - Conflicts - Cooperation / Andrea Frank, Stefanie Haacke, Christina Tente 165

An Analysis of the Discourse of Study Support at the London Institute / Susan Orr, Margo Blythman 175

Creating a Basis for a Faculty-Oriented Writing Programme / Femke Kramer, Jacqueline van Kruiningen, Henrike Padmos 185

Implementation Issues for Study Support / Margo Blythman, Joan Mullin, Jane Milton, Susan Orr 195.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-221) and indexes.

ISBN:

140201208X

1402012098

OCLC:

51848444