Developing Academic Literacies: Understanding Disciplinary Communities’ Culture and Rhetoric. Dimitra Koutsantoni (2007) Vol. 4, Contemporary Studies in Descriptive Linguistics.

Authors

  • Vladimir Žegarac University of Bedfordshire Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/wap.v1i2.327

Keywords:

writing pedagogy

Abstract

Developing Academic Literacies: Understanding Disciplinary Communities’ Culture and Rhetoric. Dimitra Koutsantoni (2007) Vol. 4, Contemporary Studies in Descriptive Linguistics. Oxford: Peter Lang. pp. 302 ISBN: 9783039105755

Author Biography

  • Vladimir Žegarac, University of Bedfordshire

    After obtaining a PhD in linguistics from University College London (UCL), Vladimir Žegarac worked as a researcher in the Survey of English Usage (UCL) and at Middlesex University. Since 1995 he has been employed at the University of Bedfordshire, where he is currently a Reader in Language and Communication. In recent years the specific topics he has looked at include the implications of Relevance Theory for the analysis of lexical meaning, second language learning, and ideology in newspaper language.

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Dudley-Evans, T. (1986) Genre analysis: An investigation of the introductions and discussion sections of MSc dissertations. In M. Coulthard (ed.) Advances in Written Text Analysis 219–228. London: Routledge.

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Haggan, M. (2004) Research paper titles in literature, linguistics and science: Dimensions of attraction. Journal of Pragmatics 36: 293–317.

Hyland, K. (2005) Metadiscourse: Exploring Interaction in Writing. London: Continuum.

Swales, J. (1990) Genre Analysis – English in Academic and Research Settings. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

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Published

2010-06-06

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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2009)

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Žegarac, V. (2010). Developing Academic Literacies: Understanding Disciplinary Communities’ Culture and Rhetoric. Dimitra Koutsantoni (2007) Vol. 4, Contemporary Studies in Descriptive Linguistics. Writing and Pedagogy, 1(2), 327-332. https://doi.org/10.1558/wap.v1i2.327