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Speech Genres and Other Late Essays
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Genre- Based Approach to Teaching Writing
TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider the application of genre-based approach to teaching of writing in the English for Specific Purpose (ESP) context, especially for learners aiming to use English in the professional setting, and demonstrate how leaners can be taught to modify and blend their choices of words according to the contexts in which they write.
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Introduction: sociolinguistic perspectives on small talk
TL;DR: The concept of small talk as a communicative mode was introduced by B.B. Malinowski as discussed by the authors, who defined it as "the establishment of human bonds or communion,'merely' by talking".
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RETRACING THE FOOTSTEPS OF WILHELM WUNDT: Explorations in the Disciplinary Frontiers of Psychology and in Volkerpsychologie
TL;DR: An examination of the breadth of Wundt's contributions, the reaction to his works from the international psychological community, and the overall trajectory of his academic career is examined, including his view on the nature of psychology and its relationship to other disciplines.
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Context, Privilege, and Contingent Cultural Identifications in South African Group Interview Discourses
TL;DR: The authors studied South African group interview discourses in 1992 and 1999 and found that histories, socioeconomic positioning, and political policies differentially enabled and constrained the actions and views expressed by the participants.
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Expansive learning at work: Toward an activity theoretical reconceptualization.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the concept of expansive learning with the help of four questions: 1. Who are the subjects of learning, 2. Why do they learn, 3. What do they teach, and 4. How do they train?
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Discourse Analysis as Theory and Method
TL;DR: Discourse Analysis as Theory and Method as discussed by the authors is a systematic introduction to discourse analysis as a body of theories and methods for social research, which brings together three central approaches, Laclau and Mouffe's discourse theory, critical discourse analysis and discursive psychology, to establish a dialogue between different forms of discourse analysis often kept apart by disciplinary boundaries.
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Genre Repertoire: The Structuring of Communicative Practices in Organizations
Wanda J. Orlikowski,JoAnne Yates +1 more
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Computer-Mediated Collaborative Learning: Theory and Practice.
TL;DR: A conceptual framework for understanding the role of computer-mediated interaction based on a sociocultural analysis of the relationship among text, talk, and learning is introduced and current research is analyzed according to five features particular to online interaction.