I’d love to write a light-hearted opening paragraph, but my mind is too consumed by the thought of what today…
TAA President’s Message
As the new TAA president, I am honored to be able to help lead this fine association as it continues…
4 Useful strategies for ESL academic authors
As academic authors we all need help and support to improve our writing—that is why we become members of TAA! In general, ESL academic authors need the same support as native English speakers. For instance, we all need to establish and maintain a writing habit, get feedback regularly, revise our texts multiple times, use examples of good writing, and find a supportive writing community.
Announcing CONNECT, TAA’s Online Member Community
I can’t think of a better word to describe TAA’s community than “Connect.” It’s a place to (virtually) gather, share…
The most useful textbook & academic writing posts of the week: September 4, 2015
Do you enjoy writing? Or do you dread the thought of having to do it? I was thinking about how many of you probably don’t particularly enjoy writing, but rather enjoy having written. You have to write for your job, to further your career. Writing is a “have to” activity for you, not a “want to” one. So what can you do to make this process less painful? Change your mindset. Don’t focus on the feeling of dread leading up to or while writing. Instead, focus on how you’ll feel after. You may never enjoy the process, but you’ll be proud when you are done and feel accomplished in having completed the task you had set for yourself.
8 Rules for creating a writing habit that finally sticks
Are you struggling to make writing a habit? Do you keep pushing it off until tomorrow? Too many times when…