Genres Across the Disciplines
| Author | : Hilary Nesi |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 313 |
| Release | : 2012-02-23 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780521767460 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0521767466 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (466 Downloads) |
Download or read book Genres Across the Disciplines written by Hilary Nesi and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-02-23 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genres across the Disciplines presents cutting edge, corpus-based research into student writing in higher education. Genres across the Disciplines is essential reading for those involved in syllabus and materials design for the development of writing in higher education, as well as for those investigating EAP. The book explores creativity and the use of metaphor as students work towards becoming experts in the genres of their discipline. Grounded in the British Academic Written English (BAWE) corpus, the text is rich with authentic examples of assignment tasks, macrostructures, concordances and keywords. Also available separately as a paperback.
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