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Academic Writing is emerging as a distinct subject for teaching and
research in higher education in the UK and elsewhere. Teaching
Academic Writing in UK Higher Education introduces this growing
field and is a resource for university teachers, researchers and
administrators interested in developing students' writing. The book
highlights a lively transnational culture of teaching and research
in Academic Writing, and will have both immediate and lasting
influence on how university writing programmes and initiatives are
shaped in the years ahead.
A writer will change and grow many times in their writing life.
This Journal Workbook aims to champion this journey. It answers
those tricky questions writers long to ask, shares secret practices
to inspire their writing confidence, and free their unique gifts
from common obstacles and writing worries. In this Journal Workbook
you will discover surprising new techniques from acting,
neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, and spirituality to re-wild
your creativity and empower your writing craft. Writing can seem
overwhelming. You long to be a writer, but where do you start? And
how do you bridge the gap between where you are right now and where
you want to go? How do you discover your voice? What does that even
mean? And what can you do to improve your writing? Or discover what
you want to write about? This is not a book about getting published
or finding an agent. This is a book about finding you. Finding your
voice. Trusting your talent. Your creativity. It is about putting
your heart and soul into your writing practice. Do the prompts and
exercises. Reflect. This Journal Workbook will help you find that
spark. This is your writing life, write it your way.
First Published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
First Published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
You know that person: the one with that certain something. And
you've probably dismissed that something as unattainable, simply
innate. But it's a myth that some are born with "it" and others
aren't. Everybody can have that presence-and the peaceful
self-acceptance that powers it. Patsy Rodenburg reveals that the
secret is learning to inhabit "the second circle": the optimal
state between the first circle of introversion and self-doubt and
the third of aggression and narcissism. She provides exercises to
help you break the habits that constrict your real power and to
better cope with the negative behaviors and attitudes of those
around you. With wisdom and patience, Rodenburg teaches you how to
communicate effectively at home, work, school, and-most
important-with yourself. The Second Circle will empower you to meet
life's most extraordinary trials with brio and to embrace the joys
and challenges of every single day.
This new collection of essays bring together the best of Elbow's writing since the publication of Embracing Contraries in 1987. The volume includes sections on voice, the experience of writing, teaching, and evaluation. Implicit throughout is Elbow's commitment to humanizing the profession, and his continued emphasis on the importance of binary thinking and nonadversarial argument. The result is a compendium of a master teacher's thoughts on the relation between good pedagogy and good writing; it is sure to be of interest to all professional teachers of writing, and will be a valuable book for use in graduate composition courses.
This work describes and analyzes the authors' study of
collaborative technical writing in an institutional setting - that
of a group of nurses composing the writing of a hospital-based
nursing project. This study seeks to provide the context for the
authors to draw conclusions on: writing in a collaborative group;
the role of discourse in constructing the social dynamics of
community groups; and on institutional authorship for virtual
audiences.
TED talks have redefined the elements of a successful presentation and become the gold standard for public speaking around the world. And yet the techniques that top TED speakers use are the same ones that will make any presentation more dynamic, fire up any team, and give anyone the confidence to overcome their fear of public speaking.
Communications coach and bestselling author of The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs, Carmine Gallo has broken down the top TED talks and interviewed the most popular TED presenters to uncover the nine secrets of all successful TED presentations. From 'Unleashing the Master Within' and 'Delivering Jaw Dropping Moments' to 'Sticking to the 18-minute Rule' Gallo provides a step-by-step method that makes it possible for anyone to create, design, and deliver a TED-style presentation that is engaging, persuasive, and memorable.
Ideas are the true currency of the 21st century, and Talk Like TED gives readers a way to create presentations around the ideas that matter most to them, presentations that will energize their audiences to spread those ideas, launch new initiatives, and reach their highest goals.
Exploring research and pedagogy on second language writing, this
volume focuses on issues concerning policy decisions affecting
foreign students.
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