Genre in the Classroom : Multiple Perspectives

by Johns, Ann M.; Swales, John M.; Berkenkotter, Carol; Adam, Christine

• ISBN13: 9780805830743
• ISBN10: 080583074X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-11-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

For the first time, the major theoretical and pedagogical approaches to genre and related issues of social construction are presented in a single volume, providing an overview of the state of the art for practitioners in applied linguistics, ESL/EFL pedagogies, rhetoric, and composition studies around the world. Unlike volumes that present one theoretical stance, this book attempts to give equal time to all theoretical and pedagogical camps. Included are chapters by authors from the Sydney School, the New Rhetoric, and English for Specific Purposes, as well as contributions from other practitioners who pose questions that cross theoretical lines. Genre in the Classroom: *includes all of the major theoretical views of genre that influence pedagogical practice; *takes an international approach, drawing from all parts of the world in which genre theory has been applied in the classroom--Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, the Middle East, the United States; *features contributors who are all both theorists and classroom practitioners, lending credibility and authenticity to the arguments; *combines theory and practice in every chapter, showing how particular theoretical views influence classroom practice; *grounds pedagogical practices in their own regional and theoretical histories; *openly discusses problems and questions that genre theory raises and presents some of the solutions suggested; and *offers a concluding chapter that argues for two macro-genres, and with responses to this argument by noted genre theorists from three theoretical camps.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. i
Genre in the Classroom: Multiple Perspectives	p. 2
Introduction Genre in the Classroom	p. 3
The Sydney School	p. 16
Something to Shoot For: a Systemic Functional Approach to Teaching Genre in Secondary School Science	p. 17
Heritage and Innovation in Second Language Education	p. 43
Related Approaches	p. 72
Genre, Text Type, and the English for Academic Purposes (eap) Classroom	p. 73
Genre in the Classroom: a Linguistic Approach	p. 91
English for Specific Purposes	p. 104
Teaching the Literature Review to International Graduate Students	p. 105
Genre and Esl Reading: a Classroom Study	p. 121
Appendix: Interview Questions	p. 140
Bridging Text and Context	p. 144
Textual Analysis and Contextual Awareness Building: a Comparison of Two Approaches to Teaching Genre	p. 145
Questionnaire on Writing Process	p. 159
Assessment Sheet Film Review	p. 162
Texts and Contextual Layers: Academic Writing in Content Courses	p. 163
Appendix: Decision Memo Assignment, Epa and Transporation Controls	p. 175
The New Rhetoric	p. 178
Writing Instruction in English for Academic Purposes (eap) Classes: Introducing Second Language Learners to the Academic Community	p. 179
The New Rhetoric of Genre: Writing Political Briefs	p. 197
Pedagogical Quandaries	p. 210
Approaching Genre: Pre-Writing as Apprenticeship to Communities of Practice	p. 211
Appendix: Ethnographic Project	p. 222
The Teaching of the Academic Essay: is a Genre Approach Possible?	p. 225
Destabilizing and Enriching Novice Students' Genre Theories	p. 237
Conclusion and Responses	p. 248
Narrative and Expository Macro-Genres	p. 249
A Universe of Meaning-how Many Practices?	p. 269
Applied Genre Analysis: Analytical Advances and Pedagogical Procedures	p. 279
Response(s) to William Grabe's "narrative and Expository Macro-Genres"	p. 285
Contributors	p. 289
References	p. 295
Subject Index	p. 339
Author Index	p. 345
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