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Publication type: Working paper – expertise – study
Title: Exploring European Writing Cultures : Country Reports on Genres, Writing Practices and Languages Used in European Higher Education
Authors: Kruse, Otto
Chitez, Madalina
Rodriguez, Brittany
Castelló, Montserrat
Gruber, Helmut
Sofianou-Mullen, Filitsa
Rienecker, Lotte
Stray Jørgenson, Peter
Delcambre, Isabelle
Breuer, Esther
Schindler, Kirsten
Kitis, Eliza
Hatzitheodorou, Anna-Maria
Kontouli, Cleopatra
Mattheoudakis, Marina
Vogt, Irene
Majchrzak, Ola
Salski, Łukasz
Álvares Pereira, Luísa
Graça, Luciana
Marques, Rute
Cardoso, Inês
Borchin, Mirela
Doroholschi, Claudia
Mateos, Mar
Castells, Núria
Iñesta, Anna
Cuevas, Isabel
Solé, Isabel
Illie, Cornelia
Peyer, Elisabeth
Coffin, Caroline
Donohue, Jim
Peake, Kelly
Yakhontova, Tatyana
Kaluzhna, Halyna
Fityo, Tetyana
Mazin, Dmytro
Morenets, Volodymyr
Editors: Kruse, Otto
Chitez, Madalina
Rodriguez, Brittany
Castelló, Montserrat
DOI: 10.21256/zhaw-1056
Issue Date: Mar-2016
Series: Working Papers in Applied Linguistics
Series volume: 10
Publisher / Ed. Institution: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften
Publisher / Ed. Institution: Winterthur
ISBN: 978-3-905745-81-8
Language: English
Subjects: Academic Writing; Survey; Writing Culture; Educational System; Wissenschaftliches Schreiben; Fragebogen; Schreibkultur; Bildungswesen
Subject (DDC): 808: Rhetoric and writing
Abstract: At European universities, writing is a traditional way of learning, assessment, and independent study, but it is handled in an implicit, tradition-based way that has only recently been contrasted with and supported by a more explicit writing ped-agogy. Still, little systematic knowledge is available about the pedagogical ap-proaches to writing, writing practices, and genres across Europe and much of it is codified in the national languages without correlation to internationally accept-ed terminology and theories. This book explores the writing cultures of Europe, nation by nation, and reports the idiosyncrasies for each respective country. The reports are based on a 17-item topic list used by the authors to collect data be-fore synthesizing the results. Next to writing practices and genres, a high level of emphasis was placed on the structure of educational systems, the languages in use, and the kind of support provided for student writers. Note: This research project has been conducted within the framework of COST Action IS0703 “European Research Network on Learning to Write Effectively”, funded by the European Union. We are also thankful to Christiane Donahue, Eliza Kitis, Charles Bazerman, Helmut Gruber, and David Russell for their cooperation and support in this project.
Wissenschaftliches Schreiben an europäischen Hochschulen ist eine herkömmliche Form des Lernens, Prüfens und autonomen Studierens, auch wenn es in einer impliziten, eher auf Tradition denn auf bewusster Didaktik beruhenden Weise eingesetzt wird. Wenig auf systematische Weise erhobenes vergleichendes Wissen gibt es bislang über Schreibpraktiken, Genres und schreibdidaktische Ansätze in Europa und das, was an Wissen existiert ist oft in den nationalen Sprachen verfasst, die nicht mit internationalen Terminologien und Theorien der Schreibwissenschaft verbunden sind. Der vorliegende Band untersucht Schreibkulturen in Europa Land für Land und berichtet was jeweils hervorsticht. Die Berichte basieren auf einer 17-Item Themenliste, nach der die Autorenteams Daten über ihr jeweiliges Land sammelten, bevor sie es zu einem Bericht synthetisierten. Neben Schreibpraktiken und Genres werden dabei die Struktur des jeweiligen Bildungssystems, die verwendeten Sprachen und die besondere Schreibdidaktik hervorgehoben. Anmerkung: Das Projekt wurde im Rahmen der COST Aktion IS0703 “European Research Network on Learning to Write Effectively” durchgeführt, das von der EU finanziert wird. Wir bedanken uns bei Christiane Donahue, Eliza Kitis, Charles Bazerman, Helmut Gruber und David Russell für ihre Unterstützung und Mitwirkung in diesem Projekt.
At European universities, writing is a traditional way of learning, assessment, and independent study, but it is handled in an implicit, tradition-based way that has only recently been contrasted with and supported by a more explicit writing ped-agogy. Still, little systematic knowledge is available about the pedagogical ap-proaches to writing, writing practices, and genres across Europe and much of it is codified in the national languages without correlation to internationally accept-ed terminology and theories. This book explores the writing cultures of Europe, nation by nation, and reports the idiosyncrasies for each respective country. The reports are based on a 17-item topic list used by the authors to collect data be-fore synthesizing the results. Next to writing practices and genres, a high level of emphasis was placed on the structure of educational systems, the languages in use, and the kind of support provided for student writers. Note: This research project has been conducted within the framework of COST Action IS0703 “European Research Network on Learning to Write Effectively”, funded by the European Union. We are also thankful to Christiane Donahue, Eliza Kitis, Charles Bazerman, Helmut Gruber, and David Russell for their cooperation and support in this project.
URI: https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/1056
License (according to publishing contract): CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International
Departement: Applied Linguistics
Organisational Unit: Institute of Language Competence (ILC)
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Kruse, O., Chitez, M., Rodriguez, B., Castelló, M., Gruber, H., Sofianou-Mullen, F., Rienecker, L., Stray Jørgenson, P., Delcambre, I., Breuer, E., Schindler, K., Kitis, E., Hatzitheodorou, A.-M., Kontouli, C., Mattheoudakis, M., Vogt, I., Majchrzak, O., Salski, Ł., Álvares Pereira, L., et al. (2016). Exploring European Writing Cultures : Country Reports on Genres, Writing Practices and Languages Used in European Higher Education (O. Kruse, M. Chitez, B. Rodriguez, & M. Castelló, Eds.). ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1056
Kruse, O. et al. (2016) Exploring European Writing Cultures : Country Reports on Genres, Writing Practices and Languages Used in European Higher Education. Edited by O. Kruse et al. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1056.
O. Kruse et al., “Exploring European Writing Cultures : Country Reports on Genres, Writing Practices and Languages Used in European Higher Education,” ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, Winterthur, Mar. 2016. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-1056.
KRUSE, Otto, Madalina CHITEZ, Brittany RODRIGUEZ, Montserrat CASTELLÓ, Helmut GRUBER, Filitsa SOFIANOU-MULLEN, Lotte RIENECKER, Peter STRAY JØRGENSON, Isabelle DELCAMBRE, Esther BREUER, Kirsten SCHINDLER, Eliza KITIS, Anna-Maria HATZITHEODOROU, Cleopatra KONTOULI, Marina MATTHEOUDAKIS, Irene VOGT, Ola MAJCHRZAK, Łukasz SALSKI, Luísa ÁLVARES PEREIRA, Luciana GRAÇA, Rute MARQUES, Inês CARDOSO, Mirela BORCHIN, Claudia DOROHOLSCHI, Mar MATEOS, Núria CASTELLS, Anna IÑESTA, Isabel CUEVAS, Isabel SOLÉ, Cornelia ILLIE, Elisabeth PEYER, Caroline COFFIN, Jim DONOHUE, Kelly PEAKE, Tatyana YAKHONTOVA, Halyna KALUZHNA, Tetyana FITYO, Dmytro MAZIN und Volodymyr MORENETS, 2016. Exploring European Writing Cultures : Country Reports on Genres, Writing Practices and Languages Used in European Higher Education. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften
Kruse, Otto, Madalina Chitez, Brittany Rodriguez, Montserrat Castelló, Helmut Gruber, Filitsa Sofianou-Mullen, Lotte Rienecker, et al. 2016. “Exploring European Writing Cultures : Country Reports on Genres, Writing Practices and Languages Used in European Higher Education.” Edited by Otto Kruse, Madalina Chitez, Brittany Rodriguez, and Montserrat Castelló. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1056.
Kruse, Otto, et al. Exploring European Writing Cultures : Country Reports on Genres, Writing Practices and Languages Used in European Higher Education. Edited by Otto Kruse et al., ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, Mar. 2016, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1056.


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