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Anson and Moore, Intro to  Critical transitions: Writing and the question of transfer  (2016) Key enabling practices for writing transfer (based on Elon conference group and the Elon Statement of Writing Transfer) (pp 8-9): Practices that promote writing transfer—and which are explored in multiple chapters in this collection and in research seminar participants’ other recent publications (e.g., Writing across Contexts: Transfer, Composition, and Sites of Writing by Yancey, Robertson, and Taczak, 2014)—include: • Constructing writing curricula and classes that focus on study of and practice with concepts that enable students to analyze expectations for writing and learning within specific contexts. These include rhetorically-based concepts (such as genre, purpose, and audience); • Asking students to engage in activities that foster the development of metacognitive awareness, including asking good questions about writing situations and developing heuristics for analyzing unfamil...