Writing and learning in cross-national perspective : transitions from secondary to higher education

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Author:

Russell, David R., 1951-

ISBN:

9780814159194

9780805844856

Publication Information:

Urbana, Ill. : National Council of Teachers of English ; Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum, c2002.

Physical Description:

ix, 354 p. ; 23 cm.

Contents:

Introduction: Rearticulating Articulation / David R. Russell and David Foster -- 1. "Track (Dis)Connecting": Chinese High School and University Writing in a Time of Change / Xiao-ming Li -- 2. Cracking the Codes Anew: Writing about Literature in England / Mary Scott -- 3. The Lycee-to-University Progression in French Students' Development as Writers / Christiane Donahue -- 4. Making the Transition to University: Student Writers in Germany / David Foster -- 5. An Academic Writer in Kenya: The Transition from Secondary School to the University / Mary Nyambura Muchiri -- 6. Roles under Construction: The Intersection of Writer Agency and Task Design in South Africa / Suellen Shay, Rob Moore and Antoinette Cloete -- Conclusion / David Foster and David R. Russell.

Subject Term:

Rhetoric.

Added Author:

Russell, David R., 1951-

Foster, David, 1938 August 17-

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Nine international scholars from the fields of writing, linguistics, and education contribute seven chapters examining issues of academic writing development in the "mother tongue" or dominant language of teaching. Research studies from China, England, France, Germany, Kenya and South Africa provide a cross-cultural perspective on these issues, and how writing development in the six countries compares to writing development in the U.S. For teachers, researchers, and policymakers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)