The purpose of academic citation is to show how your work fits into the
context you are working in.
The purpose of academic citation isn't to show off, copy or
intimidate.
I am an academic writing instructor at Central European University
Budapest, teching postgraduate students in social sciences.
I am looking forward to your collection.
With very best wishes,
Eszter Timár
>>> "Fairbairn, Gavin" <[log in to unmask]> 02/13/10 1:54 PM >>>
Dear colleagues,
I am currently completing work on the third edition of my book with
Chris Winch, Reading, Writing and Reasoning: a guide for students, and
working on the section about academic citation. Thinking about how one
can best state, as simply as possible, the purpose of academic citation,
I have been asking colleagues from a range of academic disciplines, for
their views, which are surprisingly diverse. Then it occurred to me that
it would be interesting to gather some views from EATAW members, to see
whether their views are also varied. I would therefore, be grateful if
you would tell me what you think.
If you are willing to help me in this way, please complete the following
two statements:
· The purpose of academic citation is...
· The purpose of academic citation isn't...
Having done so, please send them back to me at
[log in to unmask], rather than circulating your view to
everyone on the list. It would be interesting, at the same time, if you
also shared your disciplinary background, because it would be helpful in
reflecting on whether this makes a difference to views of the place of
citation in academic writing.
My expectation is that most people will complete these statements
in the space of one sentence, but if you want to write more, please feel
free to do so.
After a couple of weeks I shall collate the responses I receive
(if I receive any) and mail them round to everyone who has been willing
to help me in this way, and has managed to find a few minutes to do so.
Of course, I shan't be identifying who said what, either in the collated
list, or if I decide to use what you say, in anything else I write.
With grateful thanks, in anticipation.
Best wishes,
Gavin J. Fairbairn
Gavin J. Fairbairn
Professor of Ethics and Language
Leeds Metropolitan University
The Grange
Headingley Campus
Beckett Park
Leeds Met University
LS6 3QS
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From: European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing -
discussions on behalf of Zulfiqar Ahmed Qureshi
Sent: Tue 09/02/2010 00:11
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Writing conferences as a method of feedback on academic
writing
Thx for this Fiona - great to here from Australia - I didn't realise
that EATAW reached that far!
May I ask - what's the no. 1/2 journal out there for EFL/EAP research by
the way?
Z
Mr Zulfi Qureshi
Senior Lecturer in English Language
Course Leader for International Foundation Programme
Tel: +44 (0) 1772 89 3677
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
>>> Fiona Henderson 07/02/10 2:59 AM >>>
Dear Zulfi,
I'll start this to see if it creates an Australian conversation for you.
I would say many of us here use spoken feedback as well as written
commentary in one to one writing conferences. For me, it would mostly
be doing one or more of three things. Often I will commence a f2f by
asking the student to outline his/her overall document plan, often I
will ask a student to explain orally a particular paragraph and the
point that is being made (as I cannot understand the written version)
and often as part of the paraphrasing process, I will ask them to orally
give me the writer's idea.
Of course there is also spoken interaction as part of the process of
clarifying any written commentary.
Regards,
Fiona
Fiona Henderson
Lecturer
Language and Learning Portfolio
Victoria Un________________________________
From: European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing -
discussions [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Zulfiqar Ahmed
Qureshi
Sent: Sunday, 7 February 2010 12:44 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Writing conferences as a method of feedback on academic writing
Dear colleagues,
I am currently investigating the use of spoken feedback with
international students in one to one writing conferences on their
academic essay drafts (on a foundation/pre-UG course) and wish to ask
the following of you all:
1) How many of you use such conferences with your EFL sts to discuss
essay writing drafts? Is it a common feature of feedback methods
employed by UK/European universities on such courses (in addition to the
default 'written commentary')?
2) Does anyone know of any studies conducted at UK/European universities
on this area as most are US based.
Many thanks for any help/responses you may be able to offer.
Zulfi
Mr Zulfi Qureshi
Senior Lecturer in English Language
Course Leader for International Foundation Programme
Tel: +44 (0) 1772 89 3677
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