Developing Discipline-specific Academic Writing Skills of Hong Kong ESL Learners.

In this paper, we shall explore academic writing in the framework of academic literacy development among Hong Kong university ESL learners of language and education programs. We shall also discuss discipline-specific academic writing in terms of the continuum comprising academic writing in science,...

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Publicado en:	International Journal of the Humanities Vol. 8; no. 9; pp. 211 - 219
Autores principales:	Zhichang Xu, Lixun Wang, Pui Man Jennie Wong, DeCoursey, Matthew
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Common Ground Research Networks 2010
Materias:	Academic discourse English language education Educational programs Social sciences Humanities Composition (Language arts) Hong Kong (China) China
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Sumario:	In this paper, we shall explore academic writing in the framework of academic literacy development among Hong Kong university ESL learners of language and education programs. We shall also discuss discipline-specific academic writing in terms of the continuum comprising academic writing in science, social science and humanities and the implications for developing academic writing skills of Hong Kong ESL learners. In particular, we shall discuss in detail a number of issues regarding academic writing in the disciplines of language and education.