Academic discourse
Subtitle: English in a global context
By: Ken Hyland.
Series: Continuum discourse series; Continuum discourse series
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9780826498038; 9780826498045
Subjects: Rhetoric; Discourse analysis; Academic writing; Scholars -- Language
Description: Academic discourse is a rapidly growing area of study, attracting researchers and students from a diverse range of fields. This is partly due to the growing awareness that knowledge is socially constructed through language and partly because of the emerging dominance of English as the language of scholarship worldwide. Large numbers of students and researchers must now gain fluency in the conventions of English language academic discourses to understand their disciplines, establish their careers and to successfully navigate their learning. This accessible and readable book shows the nature and importance of academic discourses in the modern world, offering a clear description of the conventions of spoken and written academic discourse and the ways these construct both knowledge and disciplinary communities. This unique genre-based introduction to academic discourse will be essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying TESOL, applied linguistics, and English for Academic Purposes.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-205) and indexes.