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Using Corpus-based Instruction to Explore Writing Variation Across the Disciplines: A Case History in a Graduate-level Technical Editing Course (open access)

Using Corpus-based Instruction to Explore Writing Variation Across the Disciplines: A Case History in a Graduate-level Technical Editing Course

This article presents a case history on integrating corpora in a graduate-level technical editing course to teach students about writing variation.
Date: February 28, 2016
Creator: Boettger, Ryan K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Anonymity, pseudonymity, and the agency of online identity: Examining the social practices of r/Gonewild (open access)

Anonymity, pseudonymity, and the agency of online identity: Examining the social practices of r/Gonewild

This article provides a detailed account of the behaviors enabled through pseudonymous identity construction through a case study of the subreddit r/gonewild.
Date: February 17, 2015
Creator: van der Nagel, Emily & Frith, Jordan
System: The UNT Digital Library
Explicitly teaching five technical genres to English first-language adults in a multi-major technical writing course (open access)

Explicitly teaching five technical genres to English first-language adults in a multi-major technical writing course

In this article, the author reports the effects of explicitly teaching five technical genres to English first-language students enrolled in a multi-major technical writing course. Previous experimental research has demonstrated the efficacy of explicitly teaching academic writing to English first-language adults, but no comparable study on technical writing exists.
Date: 2014
Creator: Boettger, Ryan K.
System: The UNT Digital Library