Description
| Product ID: | 9789027250537 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Pragmatics & Beyond New Series |
| Title: | Academic Writing |
| Subtitle: | Intercultural and textual issues |
| Authors: | Author: Anna Mauranen, Eija Ventola |
| Page Count: | 258 |
| Subjects: | Linguistics, linguistics |
| Description: | As part of the "Pragmatics and Beyond" series, this text covers such topics as strategic vagueness in academic writing, academic writing in computer science, discourse competence, and writing in Czech and English. Writing is crucial to the academic world. It is the main mode of communication among scientists and scholars and also a means for students for obtaining their degrees. The papers in this volume highlight the intercultural, generic and textual complexities of academic writing. Comparisons are made between various traditions of academic writing in different cultures and contexts and the studies combine linguistic analyses with analyses of the social settings in which academic writing takes place and is acquired. The common denominator for the papers is writing in English and attention is given to native-English writers’ and non-native writers’ problems in different disciplines. The articles in the book introduce a variety of methodological approaches for analyses and search for better teaching methods and ways of improving the syllabi of writing curricula. The book as a whole illustrates how linguists strive for new research methods and practical applications in applied linguistics. |
| Imprint Name: | John Benjamins Publishing Co |
| Publisher Name: | John Benjamins Publishing Co |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1996-03-15 |
