Complex, but in what way? A step towards greater understanding of academic writing proficiency

Hilary Nesi; Sheena Gardner

Complex, but in what way? A step towards greater understanding of academic writing proficiency

Hilary Nesi, Sheena Gardner

College of Arts & Society

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This short chapter shows how discipline and genre affect the use of phrasal and clausal features in university student writing. Recognition of the different phrasal and clausal complexity requirements of different types of student assignment could make a big difference to the way writing at this level is taught.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Online Proceedings of the 51st Annual Meeting of the British Association for Applied Linguistics:Taking Risks in Applied Linguistics, York St John University 6-8 September, 2018.
Editors	Chisato Danjo, Indu Meddegama, Dai O'Brien, John Prudhoe, Linda Walz, Rachel Wicaksono
Place of Publication	York St John University , York
Publisher	British Association for Applied Linguistics
Pages	83-85
Number of pages	3
Publication status	Published - 18 Jun 2019

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Nesi, H., & Gardner, S. (2019). Complex, but in what way? A step towards greater understanding of academic writing proficiency. In C. Danjo, I. Meddegama, D. O'Brien, J. Prudhoe, L. Walz, & R. Wicaksono (Eds.), Online Proceedings of the 51st Annual Meeting of the British Association for Applied Linguistics:Taking Risks in Applied Linguistics, York St John University 6-8 September, 2018. (pp. 83-85). British Association for Applied Linguistics. http://www.cvent.com/events/baal-2018-annual-meeting/custom-118-78e684777ce54042b0e7fd5e79f5dc7b.aspx

Complex, but in what way? A step towards greater understanding of academic writing proficiency. / Nesi, Hilary ; Gardner, Sheena.
Online Proceedings of the 51st Annual Meeting of the British Association for Applied Linguistics:Taking Risks in Applied Linguistics, York St John University 6-8 September, 2018. . ed. / Chisato Danjo; Indu Meddegama; Dai O'Brien; John Prudhoe; Linda Walz; Rachel Wicaksono. York St John University , York: British Association for Applied Linguistics, 2019. p. 83-85.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding › peer-review

Nesi, H & Gardner, S 2019, Complex, but in what way? A step towards greater understanding of academic writing proficiency. in C Danjo, I Meddegama, D O'Brien, J Prudhoe, L Walz & R Wicaksono (eds), Online Proceedings of the 51st Annual Meeting of the British Association for Applied Linguistics:Taking Risks in Applied Linguistics, York St John University 6-8 September, 2018. . British Association for Applied Linguistics, York St John University , York, pp. 83-85. <http://www.cvent.com/events/baal-2018-annual-meeting/custom-118-78e684777ce54042b0e7fd5e79f5dc7b.aspx>

Nesi H , Gardner S. Complex, but in what way? A step towards greater understanding of academic writing proficiency. In Danjo C, Meddegama I, O'Brien D, Prudhoe J, Walz L, Wicaksono R, editors, Online Proceedings of the 51st Annual Meeting of the British Association for Applied Linguistics:Taking Risks in Applied Linguistics, York St John University 6-8 September, 2018. . York St John University , York: British Association for Applied Linguistics. 2019. p. 83-85

Nesi, Hilary ; Gardner, Sheena. / Complex, but in what way? A step towards greater understanding of academic writing proficiency. Online Proceedings of the 51st Annual Meeting of the British Association for Applied Linguistics:Taking Risks in Applied Linguistics, York St John University 6-8 September, 2018. . editor / Chisato Danjo ; Indu Meddegama ; Dai O'Brien ; John Prudhoe ; Linda Walz ; Rachel Wicaksono. York St John University , York : British Association for Applied Linguistics, 2019. pp. 83-85

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