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Genre in the classroom : multiple perspectives
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The social construction of texts within "genres" has become a factor in discussions of theory, research and practice in applied linguistics, ESL/EFL pedagogies and rhetoric. This volume identifies ...
The social construction of texts within "genres" has become a factor in discussions of theory, research and practice in applied linguistics, ESL/EFL pedagogies and rhetoric. This volume identifies some of the genre theories, examines related issues and approaches and discusses applications.
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- edited by Ann M. Johns
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- English
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- Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum, 2002
- Physical Details
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- i, 350 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780805830736, 0805830731, 9780805830743, 080583074X
- OCLC
- ocm45620999
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-338) and indexes.
- Preface / Ann M. Johns -- Introduction / Ann M. Johns -- Part I The Sydney School -- 1. "Something to Shoot For": A Systemic Functional Approach to Teaching Genre in Secondary School Science / Mary Macken-Horarik -- 2. Heritage and Innovation in Second Language Education / Susan Feez -- Part II Related Approaches -- 3. Genre, Text Type, and the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Classroom / Brian Paltridge -- 4. Genre in the Classroom: A Linguistic Approach / John Flowerdew -- Part III English for Specific Purposes -- 5. Teaching the Literature Review to International Graduate Students / John M. Swales & Stephanie Lindemann -- 6. Genre and ESL Reading: A Classroom Study / Sunny Hyon -- Part IV Bridging Text and Context -- 7. Textual Analysis and Contextual Awareness Building: A Comparison of Two Approaches to Teaching Genre / Terence T. T. Pang
- 8. Texts and Contextual Layers: Academic Writing in Content Courses / Betty Samraj -- Part V The New Rhetoric -- 9. Writing Instruction in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Classes: Introducing Second Language Learners to the Academic Community / Christine Adam & Natasha Artemeva -- 10. The New Rhetoric of Genre: Writing Political Briefs / Richard M. Coe -- Part VI Pedagogical Quandaries -- 11. Approaching Genre: Prewriting as Apprenticeship to Communities of Practice / Virginia Guleff -- 12. The Teaching of the Academic Essay: Is a Genre Approach Possible? / Tony Dudley-Evans -- 13. Destabilizing and Enriching Novice Students' Genre Theories / Ann M. Johns -- Part VII Conclusion and Responses -- 14. Narrative and Expository Macro-Genres / William Grabe -- Responses to Grabe -- 15. A Universe of Meaning -- How Many Practices? / J. R. Martin -- 16. Applied Genre Analysis: Analytical Advances and Pedagogical Procedures / V. J. Bhatia