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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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Published in:International Journal of the Humanities Vol. 8; no. 9; pp. 211 - 219
Main Authors: Zhichang Xu, Lixun Wang, Pui Man Jennie Wong, DeCoursey, Matthew
Format: Article
Published: Common Ground Research Networks 2010
Subjects:
Academic discourse
English language education
Educational programs
Social sciences
Humanities
Composition (Language arts)
Hong Kong (China)
China
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Summary: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.