TEACHING ACADEMIC WRITING: PROCESS AND PRODUCT
Abstract
The article outlines the difficulties learners experience when mastering writing in English for Academic Purposes Course. It considers different approaches to teaching writing, their advantages and disadvantages. It is suggested how tasks peculiar to each approach can be used in academic writing courses to resolve these difficulties. The examples given illustrate how tasks can be combined when essays and abstracts are created.
About the Author
Svetlana V. Bogolepova
National Research University "Higher School of Economics"
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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