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Dr. Zak Lancaster is an Associate Professor at Wake Forest University, specializing in Writing Studies, Writing Across the Curriculum, and Applied Linguistics. He previously taught English language and academic writing at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea for seven years before completing his PhD in the Joint Program in English and Education at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. His research focuses on the linguistic challenges students face in academic writing, particularly regarding disciplinary conventions and stance expression.
Education:
- PhD in English and Education, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
- Prior teaching experience at Yonsei University
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Dr. Lancaster investigates how language can be explicitly taught to improve academic writing proficiency. His work emphasizes disciplinary differences in writing styles, corpus-based analysis of academic discourse, and strategies for faculty to enhance student writing evaluations. He has developed frameworks for analyzing academic language use and improving writing instruction across disciplines.
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