This book provides a rich and accessible account of genre studies by a world-renowned applied linguist. The hardback edition discusses today's research world, its various configurations of genres, and the role of English within the genres. Theoretical and methodological issues are explored, with a special emphasis on various metaphors of genre. The book is full of carefully worded detail and each chapter ends with suggestions for pedagogical practice. The volume closes with evaluations of contrastive rhetoric, applied corpus linguistics, and critical approaches to EAP. Research Genres provides a rich and scholarly account of this key area.
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This book provides a rich and accessible account of genre studies by a world-renowned applied linguist.
1. Toward a world of genre; 2. The role of English in the research world; 3. Theoretical and methodological issues; 4. 'Getting done': The PhD dssertation; 5. The PhD defense; 6. Research talk and research talks; 7. The Research Article Revisited; 8. Three remaining issues.
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" As in Genre Analysis, Swales skilfully blends extensive knowledge in this area with detailed examples drawn from a variety of sources, including the Michigan Corpus of Academic Spoken English (MICASE). His writing is personal, honest, and humorous and fully captures the influence on the genres on the research world. It offers an important and rich discussion of the complexities involved in approaching and thinking about research genres." The Canadian Modern Language Review
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This book provides a rich and accessible account of genre studies by a world-renowned applied linguist.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780521533348
Publisert
2004-11-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
442 gr
Høyde
228 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
20 mm
Aldersnivå
L, 07
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
328

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