Dear all,
Here are details of a new edited volume which has recently been published by Continuum.
Academic Writing in a Second or Foreign Language: Issues and Challenges Facing ESL/EFL Academic Writers in Higher Education Contexts
edited by Ramona Tang
CHAPTERS
1. Introduction: The Issues and Challenges Facing Academic Writers from ESL / EFL Contexts: An Overview, Ramona Tang
PART ONE: LEARNING TO WRITE FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES
2. Identifying and Addressing Challenges to International Publication Success for EFL Science Researchers: Implementing an integrated training package in China, Margaret Cargill & Patrick O’Connor
3. Text and Corpus Work, EAP Writing, and Language Learners, Giuliana Diani
4. The Impact of Experience and Beliefs on Chinese EFL Student Writers’ Feedback Preferences, Guangwei Hu & Hongwei Ren
5. Thesis and Dissertation Writing: Moving beyond the text, Brian Paltridge & Lindy Woodrow
PART TWO: FEATURES OF ESL/EFL LEARNER DISCOURSES
6. The Challenges of Writing a Successful Thesis Conclusion, Jo Lewkowicz
7. EFL / ESL Writers and the Use of Shell Nouns, Hilary Nesi & Emma Moreton
8. Writing in Tables and Lists: A study of Chinese students’ undergraduate assignments in UK universities, Maria Leedham
PART THREE: IDENTITY WORK AND PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN ACADEMIC WRITING
9. Writing and Researching Between and Beyond the Labels, Hanako Okada & Christine Pearson Casanave
10. Identity Without the ‘I’: A study of citation sequences and writer identity in literature review sections of dissertations, Suganthi John
11. Two Sides of the Same Coin: Challenges and opportunities for scholars from ESL / EFL backgrounds, Ramona Tang
AFTERWORD
English Medium Writing for Academic Purposes: Foundational Categories, Certainty and Contingency, Theresa Lillis
If you’re interested, there is a 40 page preview of the book (which includes my introduction chapter in its entirety) that can be accessed from Continuum’s website: http://www.continuumbooks.com/books/detail.aspx?BookId=157726&SubjectId=989&Subject2Id=872
Best,
Ramona
Dr Ramona Tanghttp://www.nie.edu.sg/profile/tang-siu-mei-ramona
Assistant Professor
English Language and Literature Academic Group
National Institute of Education
1 Nanyang Walk
Singapore 637616
SINGAPORE
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