Research Genres - John M Swales - Cambridge

Autor: John M Swales

Editorial: Camdridge

Lenguaje: Inglés

ISBN13: 9780521533348

Reseña:  This book provides a rich and accessible account of genre studies by a world-renowned applied linguist. The hardback edition discusses todays 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.