| Description |
x, 215 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Continuum discourse series |
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Continuum discourse series.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Chapter 1 Points of departure 1 -- 1.1 What is academic discourse? 1 -- 1.2 Why this interest in academic discourse? 3 -- 1.3 Education: discourse, acculturation -- and learning 5 -- 1.4 Knowledge: discourse, persuasion and truth 10 -- 1.5 Reputation: discourse, authority -- and reward 14 -- 1.6 Conclusions and caveats 18 -- Chapter 2 Approaches 20 -- 2.1 Some issues in discourse analysis 20 -- 2.2 Textual approaches 25 -- 2.3 Contextual approaches 31 -- 2.4 Critical approaches 38 -- 2.5 Conclusions 44 -- Chapter 3 Academic communities 46 -- 3.1 The idea of 'discourse community' 46 -- 3.2 Critiques and responses 52 -- 3.3 In search of academic communities 58 -- 3.4 Final thoughts 65 -- Chapter 4 Research discourses 67 -- 4.1 The research article 67 -- 4.2 The conference presentation 78 -- 4.3 Other research genres 86 -- 4.4 Conclusions 95 -- Chapter 5 Instructional discourses 96 -- 5.1 University lectures 96 -- 5.2 Seminars 105 -- 5.3 Undergraduate textbooks 112 -- 5.4 Conclusions 121 -- Chapter 6 Student discourses 123 -- 6.1 Literacy practices 123 -- 6.2 Undergraduate genres 130 -- 6.3 Postgraduate genres 139 -- 6.4 Conclusions 150 -- Chapter 7 Popular discourses 152 -- 7.1 What is popular science? 152 -- 7.2 Two popular science genres 159 -- 7.3 Science journalism 164 -- 7.4 Conclusions 173 -- Chapter 8 Wider worlds 174 -- 8.1 Economic power and cultural authority 174 -- 8.2 Global participation and academic discourse 179 -- 8.3 Conclusion and closing 184 |
| 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 importance of academic discourses in the modern world, offering a clear description of the conventions of spoken and written academic discourse and the ways these construct both knowledge and disciplinary communities. This unique genre-based introduction to academic discourse will be essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying TESOL, applied linguistics, and English for Academic Purposes |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Academic writing.
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Discourse analysis.
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Rhetoric.
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Scholars -- Language.
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| LC no. |
2009455069 |
| ISBN |
0826498035 (cased) |
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0826498043 (paperback) |
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9780826498038 (cased) |
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9780826498045 (paperback) |
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