Hunters information structure maps ISmaps Lawrie Hunter Kochi

Hunter’s information structure maps (ISmaps) Lawrie Hunter Kochi University of Technology http: //www. core. kochi-tech. ac. jp/hunter/

Information structures based curriculum Critical Thinking Asahi Press 2001 A writing and presentation workbook, 6 units (6 genres) in 30 lessons Say What You Mean KUT Press 2006 A writing and mapping workbook, 5 units (5 genres) in 30 lessons Thinking in English A writing and presentation mapping text/workbook, 5 units (5 genres) in 30 lessons

Hunter’s infostructure maps

Hunter’s infostructure maps Description

Hunter’s infostructure maps Description Classification

Hunter’s infostructure maps Description Degree comparison < big Classification

Hunter’s infostructure maps Classification Description Degree comparison < big Attribute comparison

Hunter’s infomap links Classification Description Degree comparison < big Contrast ! Attribute comparison

Hunter’s infostructure maps Classification Description Degree comparison < Attribute comparison big Contrast ! Sequence

Hunter’s infostructure maps Classification Description Degree comparison < Attribute comparison big Contrast ! Sequence Cause-effect

Hunter’s infostructure maps DESCRIPTION My friend Canadian 57 English teacher

Hunter’s infostructure maps CLASSIFICATION Cars sedans coupes station wagons

Hunter’s infostructure maps COMPARISON (relative) Calcutta < big old Tokyo

Hunter’s infostructure maps COMPARISON (by attribute) new 3 years old M’s car K’s car white red

Hunter’s infostructure maps SEQUENCE find a bank machine put in your follow the bank card directions

Hunter’s infostructure maps SEQUENCE structure signals First Then find a bank machine and put in your follow the bank card directions

Hunter’s infostructure maps SEQUENCE First Then toast two slices of bread and slice a tomato tear some lettuce

Hunter’s infostructure maps CAUSE-EFFECT heavy rain bus was cancelled I. . . late for school

Use the infostructure links to map the text. Classification Description Degree comparison < Attribute comparison big Contrast ! Sequence Cause-effect

Power generating systems General process: Boil a liquid seawater heat OTEC plants Make steam boil NH 3 steam 20 C low power zero energy cost Rotate turbines ! boil H 2 O ! steam 500 C ! high power Generate electricity fossil or N-heat older type plants high energy cost hunter systems

This system has good enough coverage (80%+) of the information structures in technical document content to be a graphical pattern language. hunter’s tools: iconic? granular enough? sufficient coverage?