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Academic and Business Writing
Catherine Thomas
cmt@gilpulgar.com
web: http://www.columbia.edu/%7ethomas
Catherine Thomas is an English
Language Fellow serving the Instituto Chileno Norteamericano
de Antofagasta and the Universidad Catolica del Norte.
Before going to Antofagasta, Catherine taught business
English in New York City. Catherine has an M.A. degree
in TESOL from Teachers College, Columbia University
and an M.S. degree in Library Information Science from
Drexel University.
PRESENTATION ABSTRACT
In this presentation, I will cover
strategies for teaching academic and business writing.
For example, I will discuss assessing students’
needs, planning lessons, and preparing authentic instructional
materials. In particular, I will suggest how to develop
and assess practical writing assignments. Specifically,
I will describe classroom methods for using formative
assessment, peer assessment, performance assessment,
and self-assessment. I will recommend techniques for
incorporating the following topics into your writing
instruction: the writing process, style and clarity,
types of writing (email, letters, memos, policies and
procedures, presentation outlines, proposals, reports,
etc.), grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary. I will
also address issues such as avoiding plagiarism and
citing research sources.
Teaching Academic and Business
Writing
http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=df2sx395_178dnnr88g8

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