academic writing

Why Grammar Matters

by Laurie Ann Britt-Smith After 20 years of teaching academic writing to both native speakers and English language learners, I can attest that at some point, just about everyone asks me why, or even whether, grammar matters. There is more than one way to define...

A Review: They Say / I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing

By John Edlund When you assign research papers and other academic writing that uses sources, do you get papers in which it is hard to tell who is saying what?.

Ch-ch-changes…

Recently I had two experiences that made me realize how much I'd changed, and how much things have changed. (Stay with me—this really is about adjuncts and writing.) Both of.

Invisible Faculty, Invisible Writers

Clayton M. Christensen is primarily known for his work on innovation. His books The Innovator's Dilemma and The Innovator's Solution are required reading for business innovators (and in many classes), and the phrase "innovator's dilemma" has passed into general use. Christensen recently turned his attention...