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Knowledge Construction in Academia: A Challenge for Multilingual Scholars: 19 (Intercultural Studies and Foreign Language Learning) - Softcover

Book 7 of 9: Intercultural Studies and Foreign Language Learning

Sheldon, Elena

 
9781906165574: Knowledge Construction in Academia: A Challenge for Multilingual Scholars: 19 (Intercultural Studies and Foreign Language Learning)

Synopsis

The traditional 'publish or perish' model of Anglophone universities has ensured that English is an indicator of excellence in knowledge construction. By highlighting the dominant English medium conventions, this book provides scholars from non-Anglophone countries with valuable support in publishing their research in international journals.

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About the Author

Elena Sheldon holds a PhD in academic literacy in English and is a lecturer in the School of International Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology Sydney. She specializes in second language writing, using genre-based pedagogy within Systemic Functional Linguistic Theory.

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