Towards an analysis of Book Reviews as an Academic Written Genre : A cross-disciplinary, cross-model investigation

ISBN-13: 9783639109214 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 2008 / 144 str.

Esmat Babaii

Opis

The present work attempts to characterize book review§in terms of its macro and micro constituent elements§and to document the effect of§disciplinary variation on its characteristics as a genre.§ Book review as an instance of evaluative discourse,§which is aimed at evaluating knowledge production in§different disciplines, plays a significant role in§the process of the acquiring academic literacy. §Familiarity with the global rhetorical structure and§local lexico-grammatical features of this genre can§equip language learners with certain strategies to§help them read and write critically. §Furthermore, the findings of such studies can help§scholars create more acceptable and accountable§instances of book review by developing sensitivity to§and awareness of the subtle interplay between the§elements generating this genre.§ Students with interest in genre analysis would find§lucid implementation of both Swalesian move analytic§model as well as Hallidayan Systemic Functional§transitivity framework in the current book. The§findings are highly applicable to teaching English§for Academic Purposes, and to materials development§for reading and writing courses.

O autorze

Esmat Babaii, PhD : Studied applied linguistics at Shiraz University,
Iran. Assistant professor at the University for Teacher Education,
Tehran, Iran. Member of the review panel of several professional
journals including System, Asian EFL Journal, Asia TEFL and Iranian
Journal of Applied Linguistics.