Genre and Engagement

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/88136/1/swales-genre_and_engagement.pd

ESP in the big world of reprint requests

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Utilizing the Literatures in Teaching the Research Paper

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/90276/1/3586354.pd

A Context‐Restrictive Model for Program Evaluation?

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20 Years of the TESOL Quarterly

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Writing in Conservation Biology: Searching for an Interdisciplinary Rhetoric

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The Effects of Modifying the Formality Level of ESL Composition Questions

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"Geological Setting/Cadre Géologique" in English and French Petrology Articles: Muted Indications of Explored Places

There has been considerable interest over the past 15 years in the scientific research article, its schematic structure and how it responds to discourse community expectations. While these features have been widely investigated in numerous disciplines, relatively scant attention has been paid to the important discipline of geology. Moreover, within the sub-discipline of petrology, we find a sub-section as yet unrecognized in the extensive literature on the research article. The 'Geological Setting' (GS), an introductory part-genre occurring before the onset of petrological analysis, is a multi-functional description which frames researchers' results within their geological context. Based on a corpus of 20 articles (10 in French and 10 in English), it is argued that this part-genre is not only a complex of the topography, geological history and characteristics of the research site, but also serves to establish the authors' credentials and authority as experts. This is accomplished not through agentive narratives marking the authors' presence on the site, but through more muted and indirect means. Similarities at the macro-level and general discourse structure are found in both the French and English texts, with important stylistic differences on a local level

We the People? An Analysis of the Dana Corporation Policies Document

Companies are increasingly using written ethical codes to communicate their prin ciples and practices; however, there have been few attempts to examine the complex lan guage decisions the composers of such documents are likely to face in their attempt to "manage" the differing expectations of their readers. To reveal some of the rhetorical concerns that arise in constructing a code that is truly affiliative and inclusive of the readership and yet reflective of the goals of the corporation itself, this study focuses on the Dana Corporation's code. Using the standard linguistic technique of substitution to examine possible alternatives, especially the ways in which Dana refers to itself and its employees, brings to light some of the subtle rhetorical decisions that composers of ethi cal codes need to negotiate.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/69002/2/10.1177_002194369002700305.pd

Strengthening move analysis methodology towards bridging the function-form gap

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esp.2017.11.006Move analysis is a text analytical approach first developed by John Swales (1981) to investigate the underlying generic structure of research articles (RAs) in terms of moves-and-steps for pedagogical purposes. A widely shared aspiration of move analysts has been to identify the linguistic features characterizing the various RA moves not only in English, but also across languages. One shortcoming blocking this advancement is the lack of multilingual corpora fully annotated for their specific communicative functions in a coordinated and reliable manner. In this paper, we describe and discuss a methodology for analysing the various RA sections for their generic structure up from the step level in two languages and across a wide range of disciplines, using the discussion section as a test case for illustrating that methodology. Among the topics treated are establishing criteria for choosing a suitable sample of comparable RA discussions across the two languages, designing a model for annotating the section’s moves and steps, creating an accessible computer-assisted coding scheme, achieving good levels of inter-rater reliability, and obtaining validation from expert informants and writers. In essence, this is a methodology paper offered as a working model for other EAP researchers undertaking similar analyses in future