Through the Models of Writing

Through the Models of Writing
Author: D. Alamargot
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9401008043
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This book provides both young and senior scientists with a comparative view of current theoretical models of text production. Models are clearly situated in their historical context, scrutinized in their further evolution with a fine-grained observation of differences between models. Very complete and informative to read, this book will be useful to people working in teaching of writing or studying this specific human activity.

The Rebel

The Rebel
Author: Leonor Villegas de Magn—n
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
Total Pages: 380
Release: 1994-09-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781611920499
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The Rebel is the memoir of a revolutionary woman, Leonor Villegas de Magnon (1876-1955), who was a fiery critic of dictator Porfirio Diaz and a conspirator and participant in the Mexican Revolution. Villegas de Magnon rebelled against the ideals of her aristocratic class and against the traditional role of women in her society. In 1910 Villegas moved from Mexico to Laredo, Texas, where she continued supporting the revolution as a member of the Junta Revolucionaria (Revolutionary Council) and as a fiery editorialist in Laredo newspapers. In 1913, she founded La Cruz Blanca (The White Cross) to serve as a corps of nurses for the revolutionary forces active from the border region to Mexico City. Many women like Villegas de Magnon from both sides of the border risked their lives and left their families to support the revolution. Years later, however, when their participation had still been unacknowledged and was running the risk of being forgotten, Villegas de Magnon decided to write her personal account of this history. The Rebel covers the period from 1876 through 1920, documenting the heroic actions of the women. Written in the third person with a romantic fervor, the narrative interweaves autobiography with the story of La Cruz Blanca. Until now Villegas de Magnon's written contributions have remained virtually unrecognized - peripheral to both Mexico and the United States, fragmented by a border. Not only does her work attest to the vitality, strength and involvement of women in sociopolitical concerns, but it also stands as one of the very few written documents that consciously challenges stereotyped misconceptions of Mexican Americans held by both Mexicans and Anglo-Americans.

Genres Across the Disciplines

Genres Across the Disciplines
Author: Hilary Nesi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2012-02-23
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0521767466
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Genres across the Disciplines presents cutting edge, corpus-based research into student writing in higher education. Genres across the Disciplines is essential reading for those involved in syllabus and materials design for the development of writing in higher education, as well as for those investigating EAP. The book explores creativity and the use of metaphor as students work towards becoming experts in the genres of their discipline. Grounded in the British Academic Written English (BAWE) corpus, the text is rich with authentic examples of assignment tasks, macrostructures, concordances and keywords. Also available separately as a paperback.

Revision Cognitive and Instructional Processes

Revision Cognitive and Instructional Processes
Author: Linda Allal
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9400710488
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Revision Revisited LINDA ALLAL* & LUCILE CHANQUOY** *University ofGeneva, SWitzerland, **UniversityofNantes, France Revision is a fundamental component of the writing process. So fundamental that for some specialists writing is largely a matter of revising, or as Murray (1978) stated, "Writing is rewriting..." (p. 85). Experience with writing does not, however, automatically translate into increased skill in revision. Learning to revise is a lengthy, complex endeavor. Beginning writers do little revision spontaneously and even experienced writers encounter difficulties in attempting to improve the quality of their texts (Fitzgerald, 1987). Although revision has been extensively dealt with in the writing and learning-to write literature, this book proposes to "revisit" theory and research in this area through a series of new contributions. The introduction begins with an overview of what revision encompasses. It then examines two parallel interrogations that under lie the chapters assembled here, namely: (1) What are the implications of research on cognitive processes for instruction in revision? (2) What are the questions raised by instructional research for the investigation of cognitive processes of revision? A final section presents the chapters of this book.

Lectura y escritura académica en la Universidad del Valle. Caracterización de prácticas y tendencias

Lectura y escritura académica en la Universidad del Valle. Caracterización de prácticas y tendencias
Author: Gloria Rincón
Publisher: Universidad del Valle
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2013-03-26
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9587656296
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¿A qué se deben las dificultades que los estudiantes están enfrentando en la apropiación del conocimiento de campos de saber específico? Tienen estas dificultades que ver con sus modos de leer y escribir? ;Qué hace la Universidad al respecto Preguntas como estas hacen parte de las agendas de los investigadores interesados en responder a la hipótesis según la cual los problemas de lectura y escritura académica que enfrentan los jóvenes que ingresan a la Universidad son externos al espacio formativo universitario y se deben haber resuelto previamente. Frente a esta consideración, en este trabajo se plantea que la alfabetización académica, más que un estado se concibe como un proceso continuo y dinámico que se debe entender en su especificidad. En este sentido, precisan que las prácticas de lectura y escritura que se exigen en la educación superior son también específicas, por lo cual es necesario trabajar con quienes ingresan en este nivel formativo en la perspectiva de resolver su relación con las nuevas lógicas de comprensión y producción del conocimiento. Los autores hacen un llamado para que los aportes de este tipo de investigaciones se articulen a las directrices curriculares sobre lectura y escritura en la Universidad, de manera que se propicien nuevas orientaciones didácticas y pedagógicas que contribuyan a la formación integral. Frente a esta consideración, en este trabajo se plantea que la alfabetización académica, más que un estado se concibe como un proceso continuo y dinámico que se debe entender en su especificidad. En este sentido, precisan que las prácticas de lectura y escritura que se exigen en la educación superior son también específicas, por lo cual es necesario trabajar con quienes ingresan en este nivel formativo en la perspectiva de resolver su relación con las nuevas lógicas de comprensión y producción del conocimiento. Los autores hacen un llamado para que los aportes de este tipo de investigaciones se articulen a las directrices curriculares sobre lectura y escritura en la Universidad, de manera que se propicien nuevas orientaciones didácticas y pedagógicas que contribuyan a la formación integral.

Literacies Across Media

Literacies Across Media
Author: Margaret Mackey
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2007-01-26
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1134133812
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This thought-provoking, fascinating and highly informative text offers both a vivid account of a group of young readers coming to terms with texts and a radical perspective on the growth of a generation of young readers.

Flip Your Classroom

Flip Your Classroom
Author: Jonathan Bergmann
Publisher: International Society for Technology in Education
Total Pages: 123
Release: 2012-06-21
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1564844684
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Learn what a flipped classroom is and why it works, and get the information you need to flip a classroom. You’ll also learn the flipped mastery model, where students learn at their own pace, furthering opportunities for personalized education. This simple concept is easily replicable in any classroom, doesn’t cost much to implement, and helps foster self-directed learning. Once you flip, you won’t want to go back!