Discipline-Specific Writing Theory into practice [Paperback]

Discipline-Specific Writingprovides an introduction and guide to the teaching of this topic for students and trainee teachers. This book highlights the importance of discipline-specific writing as a critical area of competence for students, and covers both the theory and practice of teaching this crucial topic. With chapters from practitioners and researchers working across a wide range of contexts around the world, Discipline-Specific Writing:

• Explores teaching strategies in a variety of specific areas including science and technology, social science and business;
• Discusses curriculum development, course design and assessment, providing a framework for the reader;
• Analyses the teaching of language features including grammar and vocabulary for academic writing;
• Demonstrates the use of genre analysis, annotated bibliographies and corpora as tools for teaching;
• Provides practical suggestions for use in the classroom, questions for discussion and additional activities with each chapter.

Discipline-Specific Writingis key reading for students taking courses in English for Specific Purposes, Applied Linguistics, TESOL, TEFL and CELTA.

1. Introduction
   John Flowerdew and Tracey Costley
2. Investigating local sociocultural and institutional contexts for discipline-specific writing
   Richard W. Forest and Tracy S. Davis
3. Developing writing courses for specific academic purposes
   Helen Basturkmen
4. The role of grammar in the discipline-specific writing curriculum
   Jack Richards and Lindsay Miller
5. Approaches and perspectives on teaching vocabulary for discipline-specific academic writing
   Averil Coxhead