Appraising research
Subtitle: evaluation in academic writing
By: Susan Hood.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230553491
Subjects: English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching -- Evaluation; Academic writing -- Evaluation; Report writing -- Evaluation; Interdisciplinary approach in education
Description: "This book is an exploration of how writers take an evaluative stance in academic writing from the point of view of Appraisal theory. It focuses on introductions to research articles in English across a range of disciplines"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: An Introduction to Evaluation in Academic English * Expressing Attitude * Grading 'Objective' Meanings * Prosodies in Discourse * Similarities and Differences Across Disciplines * Practical Interventions in Pedagogy * Index An Introduction to Evaluation in Academic English * Expressing Attitude * Grading 'Objective' Meanings * Prosodies in Discourse * Similarities and Differences Across Disciplines * Practical Interventions in Pedagogy * Index.