Conducting Genre-Based Research in Applied Linguistics

A Methodological Guide
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-032-29284-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 260 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 535 g

Reihe: Second Language Acquisition Research Series

This collection is a comprehensive resource on conducting research in applied linguistics involving written genres that is distinctive in its coverage of a multiplicity of interdisciplinary perspectives.

The volume explores the central approaches, methodologies, analyses, and tools used in conducting genre-based research, extending the traditional focus on a single framework for defining genres by explicating the major approaches that have been invoked in applied linguistics. Chapters address a mix of commonly used methodologies (e.g., case studies, ethnographic approaches), types of analyses (e.g., metadiscourse, rhetorical move-step analysis, multidimensional analysis, lexical bundles and phrase frames, CALF measures, multimodal analysis), and studies that focus on other areas of second language (L2) teaching and learning (e.g., multilingualism, the Teaching and Learning Cycle). Taken together, the volume provides a theoretically and methodologically diverse introduction to foundational topics in genre-related research, supported by detailed discussions of the challenges and practical considerations to take into account when conducting research involving written genres.

This book is a valuable resource for graduate students, faculty, and researchers in applied linguistics, particularly those working in second language acquisition, L2 writing, and genre theory and pedagogy.

Chapter 2 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kessler, Matt

Polio, Charlene

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About the Editors

About the Contributing Authors

Chapter 1: Introduction

Matt Kessler, Charlene Polio

Section I: Research Methods

Chapter 2: Case Studies

Raffaella Negretti, Baraa Khuder

Chapter 3: Ethnographic Research

Christine M. Tardy

Section II: Analyses, Tools, and Topics

Chapter 4: Metadiscourse

Ken Hyland

Chapter 5: Rhetorical Move-Step Analysis

J. Elliott Casal, Matt Kessler

Chapter 6: Lexical Bundles and Phrase Frames

Viviana Cortes

Chapter 7: Multidimensional Analysis

Larissa Goulart, Shelley Staples

Chapter 8: Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency (CALF) Measures

Charlene Polio, Hyung-Jo Yoon

Chapter 9: Multimodal Analysis

Larissa D’Angelo, Francesca Marino

Section III: Focus on the Learner and Learning

Chapter 10: Multilingualism and Multicompetence

Bruna Sommer-Farias

Chapter 11: Systemic Functional Linguistics and the (Expanded) Teaching and Learning Cycle

Kathryn Accurso, Jennifer Walsh Marr

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Matt Kessler is Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of South Florida, where he teaches in the MA Applied Linguistics and PhD Linguistics and Applied Language Studies programs. Matt’s research focuses on issues pertaining to second language writing, genre-based teaching and learning, and computer-assisted language learning. His work has appeared in journals such as the Journal of Second Language Writing, Language Learning, System, TESOL Quarterly, and more.

Charlene Polio is Professor in Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures at Michigan State University, where she teaches in the MA TESOL and PhD Second Language Studies programs. Her research focuses on methods used in second language writing research, and she is the co-author of Understanding, Evaluating, and Conducting Second Language Writing Research (Routledge). She is also the co-editor of the journal TESOL Quarterly.