Writing in the disciplines / edited by Mary Deane and Peter O'Neill.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Deane, Mary, 1975-

O'Neill, Peter, Dr.

Series:

Universities into the 21st century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching.

English language.

Interdisciplinary approach in education.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 278 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

Summary:

"Writing in the Disciplines is an expanding field in which subject specialists and writing specialists collaborate to provide academic writing tuition to student writers. This book places WiD in its theoretical and cultural contexts and reports on initiatives taking place at a range of UK Higher Education Institutions"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

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Preface

PART 1: CONTEXTS FOR WRITING IN THE DISCIPLINES

Introduction: 'Beyond Remediality: Enhancing All Students' Learning Through WiD

Rehabilitating Rhetoric in UK HE

From Remediality to WiD

Writing and Disciplinarity: Cross-cultural Questions About Teaching and Learning

Developing Academic Literacy in Context (DALic): an Austrian model

The Role of Assessment in WiD

PART 2: CASE STUDIES

Developing Academic Literacy in Context (DALiC) in the Department of Geography at Queen Mary, University of London

Writing Design

Writing with Mathematics Education PhD Students at Coventry University

Embedding Writing for Business at London Met

Enhancing Legal Writing in Coventry University Law School

Writing Political Theory at Saint Mary's University College, Belfast, Northern Ireland

PART 3: IMPLICATIONS AND REFLECTION

The Role of Writing Centres Within WiD

Challenges for Learning Technologists Within WiD

Rolling out WiD

Conslusion

Afterword.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230237087

0230237088

OCLC:

670481205

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