Genre analysis: English in academic and research settings / John M. Swales
01 Jan 1991-Vol. 1991, Iss: 1991, pp 1-99
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TL;DR: The authors compared the expression of doubt and certainty in the examination scripts of 900 Cantonese speaking school leavers writing in English with those of 770 British learners of similar age and educational level, and found that these L2 writers differ significantly from the NSs in relying on a more limited range of items, offering stronger commitments, and exhibiting greater problems in conveying a precise degree of certainty.
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TL;DR: The authors presents a case study of a nonnative English-speaking scholar from Hong Kong and his experience in publishing a scholarly article in an international refereed journal on his return from doctoral study in the United States.
Abstract: This article presents a case study of a nonnative-English-speaking scholar from Hong Kong and his experience in publishing a scholarly article in an international refereed journal on his return from doctoral study in the United States. The investigation is presented as a contribution to the important study of what it means to be a non-anglophone researcher seeking international publication in English but living and researching in a non-anglophone country. The article applies elements of social constructivist theory—most importantly the notions of discourse community (e.g., Swales, 1990) and learning as peripheral participation (Lave & Wenger, 1991)—to interpret the difficulties the writer experiences. It also considers the role that TESOL may play in addressing these difficulties.
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03 Jan 2014
TL;DR: The authors examined demographic shifts in the teaching of languages that, until recently, were being taught exclusively as foreign languages and provided new opportunities and new challenges to educators. But demographic shifts are changing how we think about teaching languages.
Abstract: This development offers both new opportunities and new challenges to educators. This chapter
examines these opportunities and challenges in the context of the United States, where demographic shifts are changing how we think about the teaching of languages that, until recently, were
taught exclusively as foreign languages.
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TL;DR: This study investigates the language/gender/genre relationship in weblogs, a popular new mode of computer-mediated communication (CMC), and problematize the characterization of the stylistic features as gendered, and suggest a need for more fine-grained genre analysis in CMC research.
Abstract: A relationship among language, gender, and discourse genre has previously been observed in informal, spoken interaction and formal, written texts. This study investigates the language/gender/genre relationship in weblogs, a popular new mode of computer-mediated communication (CMC). Taking as the dependent variables stylistic features identified in machine learning research and popularized in a Web interface called the Gender Genie, a multivariate analysis was conducted of entries from random weblogs in a sample balanced for author gender and weblog sub-genre (diary or filter). The results show that the diary entries contained more 'female' stylistic features, and the filter entries more 'male' stylistic features, independent of author gender. These findings problematize the characterization of the stylistic features as gendered, and suggest a need for more fine-grained genre analysis in CMC research. At the same time, it is observed that conventional associations of gender with certain spoken and written genres are reproduced in weblogs, along with their societal valuations.
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01 Oct 2010
TL;DR: This book discusses the development of English for Police English for Medical Doctors English for medical doctors English for Visual Arts English for Thesis Writing and case studies in ESP course development.
Abstract: Preface Acknowledgements List of Terms List of Figures List of Tables Introduction PART I: MAIN CONSIDERATIONS ON ESP COURSE DEVELOPMENT Analyzing Needs Investigating Specialist Discourse Developing the Curriculum PART II: CASE STUDIES IN ESP COURSE DEVELOPMENT English for Police English for Medical Doctors English for Visual Arts English for Thesis Writing Conclusion References Index
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