Enhancing Students’ Professional Competence and Generic Qualities through Writing in English across the Curriculum

Abstract

This book reports on a research project, Enhancing Students’ Professional Competence and Generic Qualities through Writing in English Across the Curriculum, carried out by a team of researchers from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) from 2012 - 2014. The project attempted to address the issue of improving the writing ability of PolyU undergraduates by embedding writing activities into the courses that they were already taking within their own discipline. Hence, the term ‘writing across curriculum’ (WAC). Such a ‘writing-to-learn’ approach is intended to help students develop a deeper understanding of what they have learnt in their ESP classes by asking them to put their knowledge into practice, while at the same time, being prepared for writing within their discipline or for future professions.  DOI: http://doi.org/10.17576/3L-2016-2201-18