My Academic Reading and Writing Journey (Fall 2019)
This journal is my companion on this journey to improve my ability to interact with texts in academia. It will outline the thoughts and questions that arise from the assigned course readings. All commentaries on Giltrow’s textbook chapters will be based on her Academic Writing: Reading and Writing in the Disciplines. I will include the references for the articles referred to in the journal as we get to them. I hope you enjoy the ride through my eyes. Textbook: Giltrow, Janet. Academic Writing: Reading and Writing in the Disciplines. 3rd Edition. New York: Broadview Press. Journal Entry 1 Reflecting on Academic Reading and Writing is a course that I have been warned is dense and difficult. This forewarning was not comforting or helpful. As I read the preface of Giltrow’s book, my uneasiness did not subside. Giltrow was making a point to show that academic writing has a certain writing style and what seemed like a set “bar” (expectations) to be reached. It is cl