University Writing in Central and Eastern Europe: Tradition, Transition, and Innovation

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Introduction: Understanding Academic Writing in the Context of Central and Eastern European Higher Education

   • Claudia Ioana Doroholschi, Dumitru Tucan, Mădălina Chitez, Otto Kruse

   Pages 1-12

3. Academic Writing Provision in Central and Eastern Europe: Models, Directions, and Strategies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13

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   2. A European Model for Writing Support

      • John Harbord

      Pages 15-28

   3. Studying and Developing Local Writing Cultures: An Institutional Partnership Project Supporting Transition in Eastern Europe’s Higher Education

      • Otto Kruse, Mădălina Chitez, Mira Bekar, Claudia Ioana Doroholschi, Tatyana Yakhontova

      Pages 29-43

   4. Academic Writing at Babeş-Bolyai University. A Case Study

      • Camelia Moraru, Mihaela Aluaş, Andrei Kelemen, Rodica Lung, Romana Emilia Cramarenco, Sonia Pavlenko et al.

      Pages 45-62

   5. Institutional Writing Support in Romania: Setting Up a Writing Center at the West University of Timișoara

      • Claudia Ioana Doroholschi

      Pages 63-71

4. Research in Writing: Case Studies in L1

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73

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   2. Academic Writing in a Russian University Setting: Challenges and Perspectives

      • Irina Shchemeleva, Natalia Smirnova

      Pages 75-88

   3. Reader Versus Writer Responsibility Revisited: A Polish-Russian Contrastive Approach

      • Łukasz Salski, Olga Dolgikh

      Pages 89-102

   4. Perceptions About “Good Writing” and “Writing Competences” in Romanian Academic Writing Practices: A Questionnaire Study

      • Cristina Băniceru, Dumitru Tucan

      Pages 103-112

   5. Research Articles as a Means of Communicating Science: Polish and Global Conventions

      • Aleksandra Makowska

      Pages 113-129

5. Approaches in EFL Writing Research

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131

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   2. Corpus Linguistics Meets Academic Writing: Examples of Applications in the Romanian EFL Context

      • Mădălina Chitez

      Pages 133-147

   3. Individual Differences and Micro-argumentative Writing Skills in EFL: An Exploratory Study at a Hungarian University

      • Gyula Tankó, Kata Csizér

      Pages 149-166

   4. In at the Deep End: The Struggles of First-Year Hungarian University Students Adapting to the Requirements of Written Academic Discourse in an EFL Context

      • Francis J. Prescott

      Pages 167-188

   5. Assertion and Assertiveness in the Academic Writing of Polish EFL Speakers

      • Jacek Mydla, David Schauffler

      Pages 189-199

   6. Extended Patchwriting in EFL Academic Writing of Hungarian Students: Signs and Possible Reasons

      • Katalin Doró

      Pages 201-214

   7. Peer Review and Journal Writing in the Eyes of First-Year Students of English Studies: A Writing Course at the University of Łódź

      • Ola Majchrzak, Łukasz Salski

      Pages 215-230

   8. An Analysis of Dissertation Abstracts Written by Non-native English Speakers at a Serbian University: Differences and Similarities Across Disciplines

      • Marina Katic, Jelisaveta Safranj

      Pages 231-248

This book explores specific issues related to academic writing provision in the post-communist countries in Eastern, Central and Southern Europe. Although they have different cultures and writing traditions, these countries share common features in what regards the development of higher education and research and encounter challenges different from Western European countries. 


Since academic writing as a discipline is relatively new in Eastern Europe, but currently plays an essential part in the development of higher education and the process of European integration, the volume aims to open discussion on academic writing in the region by addressing several issues such as the specific challenges in providing academic writing support at tertiary level in post-communist countries, the limitations and possibilities in implementing Western models of academic writing provision, or the complex interactions between writing in national languages and writing ina second language. 


Additionally, the book presents several recent initiatives and possible models for providing academic writing support in universities in the area.  The important role of academic writing in English, a common feature in post-communist countries, is reflected in the sections which focus on writing in English as a foreign language, as well as on the impact of English upon national languages. 


The volume will be of interest to academic writing researchers and teachers and those involved in teaching academic writing at the tertiary level.

• Academic writing in Eastern Europe
• Writing at university
• EFL writing
• Mulitlingualism and writing
• Writing in national languages and the impact of English
• Writing in English as a second language

• Faculty of Letters, History and Theology, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, West University of Timisoara, Timișoara, Timiș, Romania

  Mădălina Chitez

• Faculty of Letters, History and Theology, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, West University of Timișoara, Timișoara, Timiș, Romania

  Claudia Ioana Doroholschi

• Department of Applied Linguistics, Language Competence Centre, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Zurich, Switzerland

  Otto Kruse

• Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics, University of Łodz, Łódź, Poland

  Łukasz Salski

• Faculty of Letters, History and Theology, Department of Romanian Studies, West University of Timișoara, Timișoara, Timiș, Romania

  Dumitru Tucan

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