You may well find the linked blog post, and its follow-up at http://www.autonoblogger.com/cooltools/academic-writing-part-2/ useful both in informing your own practice as an academic writer on the course, and perhaps with supporting your students. The fact that the author is in the specialised position of teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) at a Japanese university does not actually make his points specialised.
Note too the links to useful sites, particularly--if you don't have time to read Autonoblogger's post and follow up yourself--the link to Andy Gillett's very useful site on Using English for Academic Purposes.
Monday 1 February 2010
Guidance on Academic Writing
Posted by James A at 16:09
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Thanks, James. Being an EFL teacher means I'm looking for sites that are high on examples and low on explanatory "meta" text. Andy Gillett's site has plenty of both, but it also usefully includes exercises for students to do, to give them practice.
ReplyDeleteI'm busy marking exams and calculating final grades, but once that is over, I plan to blog about the various academic writing software programs I mention.