Ling Shi

Professor
Department of Language and Literacy Education (LLED)

Her research focuses on how cultural, disciplinary and language differences interact in student writing in relation to intertextuality and individual authorship. Dr. Shi’s scholarship has a great impact in the field of Second Language Writing, English for Academic Purposes, and university writing pedagogy.

Contributions:

Shi, L. (2012). Rewriting and paraphrasing source texts in second language writing. Journal of Second Language Writing, 21, 134-148.
Shi, L. (2011). Common knowledge, learning and citation practices in university writing. Research in the Teaching of English, 45, 308-333.
Shi, L. (2010). Textual appropriation and citing behaviors of university undergraduates. Applied Linguistics, 31, 1-24.
Shi, L. (2006). Cultural backgrounds and textual appropriation. Language Awareness, 15, 264-282.
Shi, L. (2004). Textual borrowing in second language writing. Written Communication, 21, 171-200.

Keywords:

Second language writing; Teaching English as a second language; English for academic purposes.
ling.shi@ubc.ca 
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