Research Genres: Explorations and Applications (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521533348)

This book provides a rich and accessible account of genre studies by a world-renowned applied linguist. The hardback edition discusses today's research world, its various configurations of genres, and the role of English within the genres. Theoretical and methodological issues are explored, with a special emphasis on various metaphors of genre. The book is full of carefully worded detail and each chapter ends with suggestions for pedagogical practice. The volume closes with evaluations of contrastive rhetoric, applied corpus linguistics, and critical approaches to EAP. Research Genres provides a rich and scholarly account of this key area.

Author: John M. Swales
ISBN-10: 0521533341
ISBN-13: 9780521533348
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2004
Pages: 328
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d