Critical Academic Writing and Multilingual Students Contributor(s): Canagarajah, A. Suresh (Author) |
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ISBN: 047208853X ISBN-13: 9780472088539 Publisher: University of Michigan Press ELT
Binding Type: Paperback Published: October 2002 Annotation: The critical approach to L2 writing is arguably one of the most significant recent developments in L2 writing pedagogy. A. Suresh Canagarajah provides a thorough discussion of this topic in "Critical Academic Writing and Multilingua"l "Students." This volume facilitates teacher self-reflection and enables readers to better understand the motivations and pedagogical implications--especially for L2 writing--of a more openly pedagogical approach. "Critical Academic Writing and Multilingual Students" explains what it means to commit to an academic pedagogy, in terms of form, self, content, and community--and what it can accomplish in the L2 writing classroom. It's a guide for writing teachers who wish to embark on a journey toward increased critical awareness of the role they play, or potentially could play, in the lives of their students. Click for more in this series: Michigan Series on Teaching Multilingual Writers |
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BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - General - Education | Multicultural Education - Foreign Language Study | English As A Second Language |
Dewey: 808.042 |
LCCN: 2002006435 |
Series: Michigan Series on Teaching Multilingual Writers |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.04" W x 9.18" L (1.05 lbs) 296 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product |
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Publisher Description: The critical approach to L2 writing is arguably one of the most significant recent developments in L2 writing pedagogy. A. Suresh Canagarajah provides a thorough discussion of this topic in Critical Academic Writing and Multilingual Students. This volume facilitates teacher self-reflection and enables readers to better understand the motivations and pedagogical implications--especially for L2 writing--of a more openly pedagogical approach. Critical Academic Writing and Multilingual Students explains what it means to commit to an academic pedagogy, in terms of form, self, content, and community--and what it can accomplish in the L2 writing classroom. It's a guide for writing teachers who wish to embark on a journey toward increased critical awareness of the role they play, or potentially could play, in the lives of their students. |
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