Genre Analysis of Essays in the Social Sciences: The Case of Botswana Students

Autor/inn/en	Magogwe,Joel, M.; Nkateng, Unity M.
Titel	Genre Analysis of Essays in the Social Sciences: The Case of Botswana Students
Quelle	In: Reading & Writing: Journal of the Reading Association of South Africa, 9 (2017) 1, Artikel 137 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2079-8245
Schlagwörter	Social Sciences; Essays; Writing (Composition); Foreign Countries; College Freshmen; English for Academic Purposes; Second Language Learning; Computational Linguistics; Writing Instruction; Study Skills; Interdisciplinary Approach; Second Language Instruction; Student Attitudes; College Faculty; Teacher Collaboration; Botswana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; Essay; Aufsatzunterricht; Schreibübung; Ausland; Studienanfänger; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Linguistics; Computerlinguistik; Schreibunterricht; Studientechnik; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Schülerverhalten; Fakultät; Lehrerkooperation
Abstract	Writing is a challenging but requisite skill at university and other life situations. At university, essay writing is generally challenging to first-year students across disciplines or faculties. This study therefore describes the writing challenges of the Faculty of Social Sciences students at the University of Botswana. To that end, this study asks the following research questions: (1) What writing tasks are first-year students in the Faculty of Social Sciences given? (2) What problems do the students encounter when writing essays in the Faculty of Social Sciences? (3) What kind of assistance do students receive on writing essays? This article is underpinned by the English for Academic Purposes genre analysis framework. All in all, the findings of this study point to the need for a more intensive writing programme for first-year students at the University of Botswana in which both faculties and the Communication and Study Skills Unit will cooperatively assist students with writing. Students' responses clearly indicated the need for such collaboration. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	AOSIS. 15 Oxford Street, Durbanville, Cape Town, 7550 South Africa. Tel: +27-21-975-2602; Fax: +27-21-975-4635; e-mail: publishing@aosis.co.za; Web site: https://rw.org.za/index.php/rw
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01