附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-191) and index.
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures and tables; Preface: why write this book?; Acknowledgements; Introduction: focus and research background; Who is this book for?; The research on which this book is based; Participation, interests and knowledge making; How this book is organised; Language, literacy and access to higher education; Access to higher education; Student writing in higher education; The model of language in official discourse; Significant shifts in research on student writing; Challenging the 'textual bias'; Student writing as social practice.
摘要:Student Writing presents an accessible and thought-provoking study of academic writing practices. Informed by 'composition' research from the US and 'academic literacies studies'from the UK, the book challenges current official discourse on writing as a 'skill'. Lillis argues for an approach which sees student writing as social practice. The book draws extensively on a three-year study with ten non-traditional students in higher education and their experience of academic writing. Using case study material - including literacy history interviews, extended discussions with students about their w.
