Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 Points of departure; Chapter 2 Approaches; Chapter 3 Academic communities; Chapter 4 Research discourses; Chapter 5 Instructional discourses; Chapter 6 Student discourses; Chapter 7 Popular discourses; Chapter 8 Wider worlds; References; Author Index; Subject Index
Summary
Academic discourse is a rapidly growing area of study, attracting researchers and students from a diverse range of fields. This is partly due to the growing awareness that knowledge is socially constructed through language and partly because of the emerging dominance of English as the language of scholarship worldwide. Large numbers of students and researchers must now gain fluency in the conventions of English language academic discourses to understand their disciplines, establish their careers and to successfully navigate their learning. This accessible and readable book shows the nature and
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-205) and indexes
Notes
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