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Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > Specific skills > Writing skills
Quantitative corpus research on written language development has
expanded rapidly in recent years, assisted by the ever-increasing
power and accessibility of software capable of reliably analysing
huge collections of learner writing. For this work to reach its
full potential, it is important that researchers have a strong
understanding of its methodological foundations and of the existing
empirical evidence base on which it can build. This book provides
the most comprehensive discussion to date of research in this area.
Covering both first and second language learning contexts, it sets
out a coherent theoretical framework and systematically reviews
studies published over the last seventy years in order to establish
what such research has taught us about written language
development, what it hasn't taught us, and what we should do next.
Timely and original, this is an essential reference work for
academic researchers and students of first and second language
writing.
Most 'How to write/publish' books are aimed at the scientific
community and medical professionals as a whole. To date none has
ever been dedicated to surgeons alone. This book is aimed
specifically at surgeons who wish to have their work, observations,
novel ideas to be published, but do not know the route leading to
successful publication in the various leading and reputable
journals. Each chapter (21 in total) will attempt to guide the
budding writer, using simple and brief language and taking examples
from daily life.
Academic literacy for education students is an accessible textbook
which teaches reading and writing skills, particularly within the
academic environment. The book will equip students to use a range
of linguistic practices that they will need for their education
studies, with a view to entering the teaching profession. Rather
than studying skills separately and in isolation, they will
understand the relevance of literacy practices and develop a
variety of communicative practices, including different text types,
genres and disciplines.
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