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Yuvayapan, Fatma; Bilginer, Hayriye – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2020
Academic writing practices constitute central processes through which students learn the conventions of their disciplines to meet the expectations of their academic communities. Therefore, academic writing courses should touch on the specific dimensions of it. One of the most prominent requirements of these courses is to identify the needs of…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Student Needs, Academic Language, Content Area Writing
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Hardy, Jack A.; Römer, Ute; Roberson, Audrey – Across the Disciplines, 2015
In attempts to find appropriate and authentic materials for students who are developing their academic writing skills, instructors often turn to works written by professional academics. However, genres such as published research articles and textbooks in specific disciplines may not be the most suitable models for what first year composition…
Descriptors: Freshman Composition, Writing Instruction, Student Writing Models, Writing Across the Curriculum
Forret, Michael; Eames, Chris; Coll, Richard – Teaching and Learning Research Initiative, 2007
This research aims to build upon current research in the area of teaching and learning at tertiary level and explore the nature of learning communities in tertiary science and engineering. This study uses a sociocultural approach to address the following question: "What are teachers' and learners' perceptions of the nature of the learning…
Descriptors: Class Size, Case Studies, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries