John R. Baker (University of Economics and Finance, Vietnam; Shinawatra University, Thailand)
Abstract
Model (mentor, exemplar) texts are invaluable for enhancing L1 and L2 apprenticing writers' skills through general and genre-specific exploration. A solid grasp of these texts is crucial to bolstering teachers' efforts to support their students. To support this, this presentation explores prevalent text types in academia (academic, creative, business, theses/dissertations, articles) and then narrows the discussion to paragraphs and essays. Together, we examine the rationale for using model texts, strategies for locating them, criteria for selection, and effective utilization methods. The presentation also illustrates this area's underexplored nature, encouraging colleagues to collaborate in building a robust corpus of model text literature.
ESBB Featured Session: Workshop (In person; 50 minutes)
Writing
General Interest
About the Presenter
Dr. John R. Baker has worked with writing and self-access centers and taught writing, ESOL, and literature courses in the U.S. and Asia (Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam). His research interests include second-language reading and writing, self-access and writing center administration, various literature interests, research methods, and how these come together in an interdisciplinary nature. He is a researcher/lecturer at the University of Economics and Finance in Vietnam and a research fellow at Shinawatra University in Thailand. He has also worked with several international journals and book publishers. Email: drjohnrbaker@tdu.edu.vn. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3379-4751
