ABSTRACT
Clearly explaining writing-across-the-curriculum (WAC) pedagogy for English language teachers in university settings, this book offers an accessible guide to integrating writing and speaking tasks across the curriculum and in disciplinary courses. Teachers will find this book useful because its direct, practical advice can be easily incorporated in their classrooms to help their students develop advanced disciplinary English skills in writing, oral presentation, and graphical presentation. Enhancing its usefulness and relevance, each chapter includes coverage of the use of technology for teaching and learning; ways in which teachers can effectively and efficiently assess writing and speaking; and vignettes or examples to Illustrate writing strategies or assignments in different contexts. Pulling together the key features of writing-across-the-curriculum in one volume this book, is an efficient resource for busy EFL/ESL teachers worldwide.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|10 pages
Introduction
part Part 1|27 pages
What is Writing Across the Curriculum?
chapter 2|7 pages
What is Writing Across the Curriculum?
chapter 3|9 pages
Writing to Learn
chapter 4|9 pages
Learning to Write and Learning to Write in The Disciplines
part Part II|96 pages
Writing Across the Curriculum in the EFL/ESL Classroom
chapter 5|20 pages
Teaching Students to Make High Quality Oral Presentations
chapter 6|10 pages
Teaching Students to Create and To Use Informative Visuals
chapter 7|19 pages
Teaching Students To Work in Small Groups
chapter 8|10 pages
Designing and Assessing Writing and Oral Presentation Assignments
chapter 9|14 pages
Using Drafts and Writing Conferences to Support Student Writing
chapter 12|9 pages
Addressing Error in L2 Writing
part Part III|27 pages
Supporting EFL/ESL Writing in Colleges and Universities
chapter 13|12 pages
Developing and Using Resources to Support Student Writing
chapter 14|13 pages
Collaborating With Disciplinary Faculty
part Part IV|6 pages
Building Bridges Between Writing Across the Curriculum and EFL/ESL