Monthly Archives: September 2017

Language Transfer: Tip Sheets for Ten Languages by Ann Raimes

Language Transfer: Tip Sheets for Ten Languages  Research shows that transfer from the native language is not the most common cause of error, at least in written English. However, when it occurs, it is often the most baffling to readers … Continue reading

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City Tech Library Resources for FYW Research Projects

The City Tech Library has recently centralized their Research Process Tutorials.  You can access these tutorials here: https://library.citytech.cuny.edu/help/tutorials/index.php A Guide for Understanding and Writing an Annotated Bibliography is also available: http://libguides.citytech.cuny.edu/AnnotatedBibliography

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Engaging With Current Events in 2017 in FYW Courses: Some Suggestions and Resources

The FYW@City Tech program encourages you to talk to your students about current issues and, if possible, integrate them and student responses to them into your course.  If anything, the “turbulent” state of the socio-political and economic reality in the U.S. … Continue reading

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What Is Academic Writing?

While this is a question that many writing instructors may feel could never be satisfactorily answered, it is nevertheless a question that students often ask.  To help students gain some understanding of this question and the complexities involved in answering … Continue reading

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Week 1 Update, Fall, 2017: Developing a Shared Framework for Thinking and Talking About College Writing at City Tech

The development and adoption of a shared language for thinking and talking about college writing is one of the major aims of every FYW course. To this end, FYW@CityTech has developed one framework for thinking and talking about college writing … Continue reading

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