Writing and Cognition describes new and diverse work, both by field leaders and by newer researchers, exploring the complex relationships between language, the mind and the environments in which writers work. Chapters range in focus from a detailed analysis of single-word production to the writing of whole texts.
Finally, given that the immediate predictors of final science explanations were
prewriting science explanation and level of general-writing strategy, we wanted
to test whether the effects of these variables combined additively or interactively
to ...
Effective Learning and Teaching of Writing is a handbook on research on the effective teaching and learning of writing. It is a reference for researchers and educators in the domain of written composition in education. Effective Learning and Teaching of Writing covers all age ranges and school settings and it deals with various aspects of writing and text types. Research methodology varies from experimental studies to reflective classroom practitioners’ research. This new volume in the series Studies in Writing brings together researchers from all kinds of disciplines involved in writing research and countries in their endeavour to improve the teaching of written composition. It is the result of co-operation of researchers all over the world and shows that in spite of the differences in educational regions over the world, research in writing shares similar problems, and tries to find answers, and generate new questions. The body of knowledge in this volume will inspire researchers and teachers to improve research and practice.
It masks the materiality of research-based writing and its inter-textual and multi-
modal qualities. ... They work with information as it is textually articulated through
modes and genres rather than as a neutral essence of fact which is extracted ...
Cross-National Perspectives on Integration Regimes
What is required to achieve civic integration and citizenship in nation states across the world? Should language testing be a part of it? This book addresses the urgent need to develop a fuller conceptual and theoretical basis for language testing than is currently available, to enable widespread discussion of this theme and the concomitant linguistic and cultural requirements. The policy proposals for civic integration have so far been conducted almost entirely at a national level, and with little regard for the experiences of a countries with long traditions of migration, such as the USA, Canada, the UK or Australia. At the same time, EU enlargment and the ongoing rise in the rate of migration into and across Europe suggest that these issues will continue to grow in importance. This book raises the level of discussion to take account of international developments and to promote a more coherent and soundly based debate. It will appeal to researchers and academics working in sociolinguistics and language education, as well as those working on language policy.
4 Inventing English as convenient fiction: language testing regimes in the United
Kingdom Adrian Blackledge 4.1 Introduction Until recently, debates about
language and languages were relatively rare in the United Kingdom. However, in
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De økonomisk/statistiske levevilkårsundersøgelser SFI og DS
Socialforskningsinstituttet og Danmarks Statistiks "Levevilkår i Danmark" er en
undersøgelse, som igennem en sammenstilling af forskellig eksisterende statistik
prøver at beskrive ...
