STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING DISCIPLINARY-SPECIFIC WRITING (ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES) TO PHILOLOGY STUDENTS

Authors

  • Mohira Boymirzayeva PhD Author

Keywords:

EAP, disciplinary writing, philology students, genre-based approach, academic writing, corpus linguistics, scaffolding

Abstract

Teaching disciplinary-specific writing within English for Academic Purposes (EAP) is a central challenge in philology education. Philology students are expected to master not only general academic writing skills but also genre-specific conventions of linguistics, literature, and translation studies. This article explores effective pedagogical strategies for developing disciplinary writing competence among philology students. The study synthesizes genre-based instruction, corpus-informed teaching, scaffolding techniques, and process writing approaches. It also presents a conceptual framework and a comparative visualization of strategy effectiveness. The findings suggest that an integrated approach combining explicit instruction and authentic academic tasks significantly improves students’ academic writing performance and disciplinary awareness.

References

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3. Swales, J. (1990). Genre Analysis. Cambridge University Press.

4. Tribble, C. (2010). Writing Academic English. Cambridge University Press.

5. Paltridge, B. (2012). Discourse Analysis. Bloomsbury.

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Published

2026-06-09