All Outputs (203)

A Genre–based Study of Case Response Writing on an MBA Programme (2016)
Journal Article
Nathan, P. (2016). A Genre–based Study of Case Response Writing on an MBA Programme. Journal of academic writing, 6(1), 122-133. https://doi.org/10.18552/joaw.v6i1.290

Case-based assignments represent a common form of assessment on academic business programmes (Easton 1982 and Mauffette-Leenders, Erskine and Leenders 1997), with students required to generate amongst other responses, business case reports, case crit... Read More about A Genre–based Study of Case Response Writing on an MBA Programme.

Engendering an Online Community: Supporting Students on the Transition into University Life (2016)
Book Chapter
Nolan, S., Bruce, M., & Leech, S. (2016). Engendering an Online Community: Supporting Students on the Transition into University Life. In C. Marshall, S. Nolan, & D. Newton (Eds.), Widening participation, higher education and non-traditional students : supporting transitions through Foundation Programmes (119-132). Palgrave Macmillan

The Stories Behind the Words (2016)
Journal Article
Rees, S. (2016). The Stories Behind the Words. Education in chemistry, 53(5), 14-17

Guest Editorial - Special Issue June 2016: ESLTIS 2015 - Conference Special Issue (2016)
Journal Article
Nolan, S., Marshall, C., & Pearce, N. (2016). Guest Editorial - Special Issue June 2016: ESLTIS 2015 - Conference Special Issue. Practice and evidence of the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education, 1(2016), 1-5

In this short editorial, we’ll discuss the evolution of the inaugural Enhancing Student Learning through Innovative Scholarship conference, of which this volume contains contributed papers. This conference, the first national meeting open to all teac... Read More about Guest Editorial - Special Issue June 2016: ESLTIS 2015 - Conference Special Issue.

Analysing options in pedagogical business case reports: Genre, process and language (2016)
Journal Article
Nathan, P. (2016). Analysing options in pedagogical business case reports: Genre, process and language. English for Specific Purposes, 44, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esp.2016.04.006

Analysis of options has been identified as comprising an important element in the writing of pedagogical business case reports (Easton, 1993; Forman and Rymer, 1999a; Mauffette-Leenders, Erskine, and Leenders, 1997; Nathan, 2013). Based on a corpus o... Read More about Analysing options in pedagogical business case reports: Genre, process and language.

Write on the edge: using a chemistry corpus to develop academic writing skills resources for undergraduate chemists (2016)
Journal Article
Bruce, M., Coffer, P., Rees, S., & Robson, J. (2016). Write on the edge: using a chemistry corpus to develop academic writing skills resources for undergraduate chemists. Chemistry education research and practice, 17, 580-589. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6rp00005c

Many undergraduate students find the production of an extended piece of academic writing challenging. This challenge is more acute in the sciences where production of extended texts is infrequent throughout undergraduate studies. This paper reports t... Read More about Write on the edge: using a chemistry corpus to develop academic writing skills resources for undergraduate chemists.

Engaging with Academic Writing in the University Business School: Managing Transitions through the Academic Writing Skills for Business Programme. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nathan., P. (2015, December). Engaging with Academic Writing in the University Business School: Managing Transitions through the Academic Writing Skills for Business Programme. Paper presented at Three Rivers Conference, Sunderland

Training International Teachers on a Masters Programme: A Reflective teaching Approach (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dragas, T., & Kendall, L. (2015, December). Training International Teachers on a Masters Programme: A Reflective teaching Approach. Presented at IATEFL: 49th International Conference, Manchester, 11-14 April 2015, Manchester

A Genre-based Study of Case Responses on an MBA programme (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nathan, P. (2015, December). A Genre-based Study of Case Responses on an MBA programme. Paper presented at European Association of Teachers of Academic Writing, Tallinn, Estonia

Metadiscoursal features of academic writing in the Business School (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nathan, P. (2015, December). Metadiscoursal features of academic writing in the Business School. Paper presented at IATEFL 2015, Manchester

Academic Writing in the Business School: The genre of the business case report. (2015)
Book Chapter
Nathan, P. (2015). Academic Writing in the Business School: The genre of the business case report. In H. Basturkmen (Ed.), English for Academic Purposes. Routledge

Improving chemical language comprehension for adult learners: a data-driven learning approach to chemistry teaching (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rees, S. (2014, December). Improving chemical language comprehension for adult learners: a data-driven learning approach to chemistry teaching. Paper presented at 23rd IUPAC International Conference on Chemistry Education, Toronto, Canada

Exploring Culture and Cultures of Learning in Teacher Education (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dragas, T. (2014, December). Exploring Culture and Cultures of Learning in Teacher Education. Presented at IATEFL 48th International Conference, Harrogate, 2-5 April 2014

The Return of the Storyteller in Contemporary Fiction (2014)
Book
Dragas, A. (2014). The Return of the Storyteller in Contemporary Fiction. Bloomsbury: New York and London

The onset of Mediterranean climate constrained using computed tomography-derived density variations in an Iberian stalagmite (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Walczak, I. (2014, September). The onset of Mediterranean climate constrained using computed tomography-derived density variations in an Iberian stalagmite. Presented at Climate Change: The Karst Record 7th International Conference, Melbourne, Australia

What is the connection between the halogens and salami? (2014)
Other
Rees, S. (2014). What is the connection between the halogens and salami?

Utilising Data-driven Learning in Chemistry Teaching: a Shortcut to Improving Chemical Language Comprehension (2014)
Journal Article
Rees, S., Bruce, M., & Bradley, S. (2014). Utilising Data-driven Learning in Chemistry Teaching: a Shortcut to Improving Chemical Language Comprehension. New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences, 10(1), 12-19. https://doi.org/10.11120/ndir.2014.00028

This article describes the development of the FOCUS project and specific pedagogical strategies to improve understanding of the language of chemistry. The importance of language comprehension skills for success in learning chemistry has recently been... Read More about Utilising Data-driven Learning in Chemistry Teaching: a Shortcut to Improving Chemical Language Comprehension.

Embedding language learning strategies within a Foundation Chemistry course using the FOCUS project (2014)
Journal Article
Rees, S., & Bruce, M. (online). Embedding language learning strategies within a Foundation Chemistry course using the FOCUS project. InForm, 12-14

This article outlines the development of a corpus of good quality student texts in chemistry (The FOCUS project) and how it has been used to develop language understanding within a foundation Chemistry course. The functionality of the concordancing t... Read More about Embedding language learning strategies within a Foundation Chemistry course using the FOCUS project.

Exploring Culture and Cultures of Learning in Teacher Education (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dragas, T. (2014, December). Exploring Culture and Cultures of Learning in Teacher Education. Presented at Harrogate 2014 IATEFL Conference Selections, Harrogate

Chemistry unearths the secrets of the Terracotta Army (2014)
Other
Rees, S. (2014). Chemistry unearths the secrets of the Terracotta Army