Guidebook to Academic Writing: Communicating in the Disciplines - Paperback
Guidebook to Academic Writing: Communicating in the Disciplines - Paperback
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by Cornelia C. Paraskevas (Author), Deborah F. Rossen-Knill (Author)
This innovative guidebook is a concise introduction to discipline-specific academic language. Using authentic texts written by novice and expert writers and 'translating' current, corpus-based research of academic language into a practical guide, the book gives students the tools to navigate the linguistic features of various disciplines.
Author Biography
Cornelia C. Paraskevas is Professor Emerita of Linguistics and Writing. She taught at Western Oregon University for 32 years. She is the author of Exploring Grammar Through Texts: Reading and Writing the Structure of English (2020) and co-author (with M. E. Sargent) of Conversations about Writing: Eavesdropping, Inkshedding, and Joining In (2004).
Deborah F. Rossen-Knill is a professor in the University of Rochester's Writing, Speaking, and Argument Program and the program's founding and executive director. She co-authored with Tatyana Bakhmetyeva Including Students in Academic Conversations: Principles and Strategies for Teaching Theme-Based Writing Courses Across the Disciplines (2011) and co-edited with Craig Hancock the Journal of Teaching Writing William Vande Kopple Memorial Issue (2021)
