Lillis, T. and M.J. Curry. 2010. Academic Writing in a Global Context. The Politics and Practices of Publishing in English. London: Routledge.
      ISBN: 0-415-46883
      Summary: Academic Writing in a Global Context examines the impact of the growing dominance of English on academic writing for publication. The authors explore the ways in which the global status of English is affecting the lives and practices of multilingual scholars working in contexts where English is not the official language of communication, throwing into relief the politics surrounding academic publishing.
      Country of research: various
      Learners' background: various
      Entered by: The Open University (Faculty of Education and Languages)
      Cook, G. 2010. Translation in Language Teaching: An Argument for Reassessment. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
      ISBN: 978 0 19 442475 2
      Summary: A survey and critical assessment of arguments for and against translation in different teaching contexts. The book presents translation as: an aid to language acquisition, pedagogy, and testing; a contribution to student needs, rights, and empowerment; an educational insight into relationships between languages and cultures.
      Entered by: The Open University (Faculty of Education and Languages)
      Bax, S. 2010. Discourse and Genre: Using Language in Context. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
      ISBN: 9780230217973
      Summary: This book sets out an innovative approach to the study of discourse and genre, based on authentic texts approached inductively. It offers a revised perspective on the nature of discourse, placing greater emphasis on genre and intertextuality, and in addition demonstrates analytical procedures across a variety of genres, spoken and written.
      Institutional level: tertiary
      Entered by: University of Bedfordshire (Centre for Research in English Language Learning and Assessment)
      Harsch, C. 2010. ‘Schreibbewertung im Zuge der Normierung der KMK-Bildungsstandards [Writing assessment in the context of evaluating the German Educational Standards]’ in Fremdsprachliches Handeln beobachten, messen und evaluieren [Observing, Assessing and Evaluating Foreign-language Usage]. Frankfurt am Main: Lang, pp. 99-117
      Book editor(s): Aguado, K., H. Vollmer and K. Schramm.
      ISBN: 978-3-631-59503-9
      Country of research: Germany
      Learners' background: Germany
      Institutional level: secondary
      Entered by: University of Warwick (Centre for Applied Linguistics)
      Spiro, J. 2010. ‘Crossing the bridge from appreciative reader to reflective writer: the assessment of creative process’ in Testing the Untestable in Language Education. Bristol: Multilingual Matters, pp. 165-190
      Book editor(s): Paran, A. and L. Sercu.
      ISBN: 978-1-84769-266-5
      Summary: The chapter explores the way in which the creative writing component of a language/literature programme was assessed, and provides comparisons of how first language and second language students responded to the process. In so doing, it examines the way students can be guided from reading more sensitively to writing more fluently.
      Country of research: United Kingdom
      Learners' background: various
      Institutional level: tertiary
      Entered by: Oxford Brookes University (Westminster Institute of Education)
      Gimenez, J. 2010. ‘Academic writing in the disciplines: practices in nursing, midwifery and social work’ in English for Professional and Academic Purposes. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Rodopi B.V, pp. 199-214
      Book editor(s): Ruiz-Garrido, M.F., J.C. Palmer-Silveira and I. Fortanet-Gómez.
      ISBN: 9042029552
      Summary: This chapter examines issues around teaching discipline-specific writing in nursing, midwifery, and social work. Based on a survey completed by students in each field, examinations of authentic writing samples, and interviews with students and lecturers, the paper discusses issues of literacy practices, authority, and identity in disciplinary academic writing and examines implications for teaching discipline-specific writing.
      Country of research: United Kingdom
      Learners' background: various
      Institutional level: tertiary
      Entered by: University of Nottingham (School of Education)
      Jones, M. and N. Schmitt. 2010. ‘Developing materials for discipline-specific vocabulary and phrases in academic seminars’ in English Language Teaching Materials. New York: Cambridge University Press
      Book editor(s): Harwood, N.
      ISBN: 978-0-521-12158-3
      Entered by: University of Nottingham (School of Education)
      Petric, B. 2010. ‘Students' conceptions of voice in academic writing’ in Constructing Interpersonality: Multiple Perspectives and Applications to Written Academic Genres. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 325-336
      Book editor(s): Lorés-Sanz, R.P., P. Mur-Dueñas and E. Lafuente-Millán.
      ISBN: 978-1-4438-1981-7
      Learners' background: various
      Institutional level: tertiary
      Entered by: University of Essex (Department of Language and Linguistics)
      Wyse, D., R. Andrews and J. Hoffman. 2010. ‘Introduction’ in The Routledge International Handbook of Language, Literacy and English Teaching. Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 1-8
      Book editor(s): Wyse, D., R. Andrews and J. Hoffman.
      ISBN: 978-0-415-46903-6
      Country of research: various
      Learners' background: various
      Entered by: Institute of Education, London (Department of Learning, Curriculum and Communication)
      Archibald, A. 2010. ‘Patterns of revision in first language and second language writing’ in Developing Academic Literacy. Oxford: Peter Lang, pp. 195-210
      Book editor(s): Blue, G.
      ISBN: 978-3-03911-545-7
      Country of research: United Kingdom
      Institutional level: tertiary
      Entered by: University of Southampton (Modern Languages, School of Humanities)