Research discussions March 19 2009 Case Study 1

Research discussions March 19 2009

Case Study 1 n n Extensive reading Chada

Case Study 2 n n Second Life Thanaporn and Punjaporn

Case Study 3 n n Genre analysis Richard

A task n You need to send an e-mail to someone you don’t know to ask for their help. What moves/steps do you include in your e-mail? • Sample moves in a letter of complaint – – sender’s address salutation justification of complaint sign off receiver’s address identification of complaint demand action sender’s name

Interpretations of genre n ESP genre analysis – communicative purpose – social function and form – focus on structural move analysis – genres created and maintained by discourse communities – emphasis on professional and academic genres

Interpretations of genre n Systemic functional linguistics genre analysis – genre as staged goal-oriented social processes – influence of social context: field (activity), tenor (relationships), mode (channel( – genre analysis links form, function and social context – emphasis on non-professional genres

Discriminating between genre approaches n Type 1: social function dictates move structure (= SFL(? – examples of unsolicited e-mails asking for help n Type 2: community conventions dictate move structure (= ESP(? – formal research proposals

Formal research proposals n n n n n Project name Organisation responsible Researchers Type of research Academic area Keywords Literature review Objectives Expected outcomes Conceptual framework n n n n n References Research methodology Limitations Timeframe Plan of work Plan for dissemination Equipment needed Budget Other relevant information