Authors:Brian Richard Paltridge, Lindy Woodrow, Lesley Har
Publisher: University of Michigan Press/ESL
Keywords: writers, michigan, teacher, training, language, second, academic, writing, introduction, teachers, teaching
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2009-02-17
List price: $28.50
ISBN-10: 0472033344
ISBN-13: 9780472033348

How does academic writing vary between educational settings, disciplines, and cultures? How do different approaches to knowledge affect academic writing? Teaching Academic Writing combines research and practice to explore the questions that instructors may have about academic writing in the second language classroom. Whether for writing teachers new to the second language classroom or ESL teachers new to academic writing instruction, this textbook provides an accessible and detailed survey of the key issues and ideas that shape the teaching of academic writing to ESL students today. Chapters

Author: Brian Paltridge
Publisher: Continuum
Keywords: discourse, continuum, analysis, introduction
Number of Pages: 244
Published: 2007-02
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 082648557X
ISBN-13: 9780826485571

"Discourse Analysis: An Introduction" is a comprehensive, accessible introduction to discourse analysis. In a series of nine chapters, the book examines different approaches to discourse, looking at discourse and society, discourse and pragmatics, discourse and genre, discourse and conversation, discourse grammar, corpus-based approaches to discourse and critical discourse analysis. The final chapter presents a practical approach to doing discourse analysis. The book includes: chapter summaries outlining the key areas covered; examples drawn from films, television, newspapers, the classroom an

Author: Brian Paltridge
Publisher: Continuum
Keywords: discourse, continuum, analysis, introduction
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2007-02-01
List price: $170.00
ISBN-10: 0826485561
ISBN-13: 9780826485564

"Discourse Analysis: An Introduction" is a comprehensive, accessible introduction to discourse analysis. In a series of nine chapters, the book examines different approaches to discourse, looking at discourse and society, discourse and pragmatics, discourse and genre, discourse and conversation, discourse grammar, corpus-based approaches to discourse and critical discourse analysis. The final chapter presents a practical approach to doing discourse analysis. The book includes: chapter summaries outlining the key areas covered; examples drawn from films, television, newspapers, the classroom an

Authors:Brian Paltridge, Sue Starfield,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: handbook, supervisors, language, second, dissertation, writing, thesis
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2007-07-16
List price: $41.95
ISBN-10: 0415371732
ISBN-13: 9780415371735

The relationship of supervisor to student has traditionally been seen as one of apprenticeship, in which much learning is tacit, with the expectation that the student will become much like the tutor. The changing demographics of higher education in conjunction with imperatives of greater accountability and support for research students have rendered this scenario both less likely and less desirable and unfortunately many supervisors are challenged by the task of guiding non-native speaker students to completion. This handbook is the ideal guide for all supervisors working with undergraduate an

Authors:Brian Paltridge, Ken Hyland,
Publisher: Continuum
Keywords: continuum, companions, analysis, discourse, companion
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2011-05-05
List price: $190.00
ISBN-10: 1441165649
ISBN-13: 9781441165640

This is the definitive state-of-the art resource to discourse analysis, providing a guide for advanced students and researchers in the field. "The Continuum Companion to Discourse Analysis" is designed to be the essential one-volume resource for advanced students and academics. This companion offers a comprehensive and accessible reference resource to research in contemporary discourse studies. In 21 chapters written by leading figures in the field, the volume provides readers with an authoritative overview of key terms, methods and current research topics and directions. It offers both a surv

Authors:Brian J. Gough, Richard M. Stallman,
Publisher: Network Theory Ltd.
Keywords: gcc, introduction
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2004-03-30
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0954161793
ISBN-13: 9780954161798

This manual provides a complete tutorial introduction to the GNU C and C++ compilers, gcc and g++. Many books teach the C and C++ languages, this book teaches you how to use the compiler itself. All the common problems and error messages encountered by new users of GCC are carefully explained, with numerous easy-to-follow "Hello World" examples. Topics covered include: compiling C and C++ programs using header files and libraries, warning options, use of the preprocessor, static and dynamic linking, debugging, optimization, platform-specific options, profiling and coverage testing, paths

Authors:Richard P. Reading, Brian Miller,
Publisher: Greenwood Pre
Keywords: conflicting, issues, guide, reference, animals, endangered
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2000-08-30
List price: $86.95
ISBN-10: 0313308160
ISBN-13: 9780313308161

Explore the multiple issues that surround species declines and conservation efforts through the only reference source to examine the conflicting conservation issues of 49 endangered species. While the causes of endangerment are relatively easy to understand, the ultimate or underlying factors are often far more complex and difficult to address. An introduction to these issues and how to resolve them is provided in this unique collection of case studies of animal species that have been pushed to the brink of extinction. Each case study provides the following information: - Common name - Scienti