Across the Disciplines Jan 2016 Open Access

Using Corpus-based Instruction to Explore Writing Variation Across the Disciplines: A Case History in a Graduate-level Technical Editing Course

Ryan K. Boettger University of North Texas

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This article presents a case history on integrating corpora in a graduate-level technical editing course to teach students about writing variation.

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Across the Disciplines
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2016-01-01
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10.37514/atd-j.2016.13.1.03
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