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Academic Writing:
Process and Product

Milestones in ELT
Milestones in ELT
The British Council was established in 1934, and one of our main
aims has always been to promote the wider knowledge of the English
language. Over the last 75 years, we have issued many important
publications that have set the agenda for ELT professionals, often
in partnership with other organisations and institutions.
As part of its 75th anniversary celebrations, we are re-launching a
selection of those publications online. Many of the messages and ideas
are just as relevant today as they were when first published. We believe
they are also useful historical sources through which colleagues can
see how our profession has developed over the years.

Academic Writing: Process and Product

This volume, published in 1988, consists of papers from the eponymous
University of Reading Conference of 1985. The choice of Academic
Writing as a theme was designed to counteract the perception that
it was the ‘Cinderella of EAP’, and the Conference aimed to enable
practitioners to benefit from recent research in the teaching of
writing from outside ELT as well as within the field. The papers dealt
individually with different aspects of academic writing and its teaching,
including that of essay writing, project writing, scientific writing, writing
for examinations, and article writing. Interaction between learners and
teachers, and between subject and language teachers are discussed.
The publication carries 17 contributions, including the introduction,
and offers a rich variety of experiences and approaches.
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