Beyond convention : genre innovation in academic writing /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Tardy, Christine M. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2016]
Subjects:	Academic writing > Study and teaching. Interdisciplinary approach in education > Study and teaching. EDUCATION > Research.

Table of Contents:

Why innovation? Genre and convention
What is "Genre innovation"?
Innovating genres
A case for studying genre innovation
A theoretical and methodological toolkit. Theories of innovation
The study of creativity
Identity, ethos, and legitimacy
Summary of conceptual tools
Researching innovation
Innovation in academic research genres. Functions of genre innovation in academic research
The role of intention in innovation
Understanding academic genre innovation ecologically
Convention and innovation in learning (to write in) a discipline. Environmental science and ES 350: research methods
Communicating values of creativity and innovation in research methods
Perceiving and judging creativity and innovation in student work
Possibilities for creativity and innovation in the science research classroom
Production and reception of innovation as a situated process
Genre innovation in the academic writing classroom. Key features of genre innovation
A theoretical rationale for innovation in the writing classroom
Exploring genre innovation in the classroom
The centrality of genre innovation. A case for genre innovation
Looking ahead.