This collection is a comprehensive resource on conducting research in applied linguistics involving written genres, distinctive in its coverage of a multiplicity of interdisciplinary perspectives.
This collection is a comprehensive resource on conducting research in applied linguistics involving written genres, distinctive in its coverage of a multiplicity of interdisciplinary perspectives.
Matt Kessler is Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of South Florida, where he teaches in the MA Applied Linguistics and PhD Linguistics and Applied Language Studies programs. Matt's research focuses on issues pertaining to second language writing, genre-based teaching and learning, and computer-assisted language learning. His work has appeared in journals such as the Journal of Second Language Writing, Language Learning, System, TESOL Quarterly, and more. Charlene Polio is Professor in Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures at Michigan State University, where she teaches in the MA TESOL and PhD Second Language Studies programs. Her research focuses on methods used in second language writing research, and she is the co-author of Understanding, Evaluating, and Conducting Second Language Writing Research (Routledge). She is also the co-editor of the journal TESOL Quarterly.
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About the Editors About the Contributing Authors Chapter 1: Introduction Matt Kessler, Charlene Polio Section I: Research Methods Chapter 2: Case Studies Raffaella Negretti, Baraa Khuder Chapter 3: Ethnographic Research Christine M. Tardy Section II: Analyses, Tools, and Topics Chapter 4: Metadiscourse Ken Hyland Chapter 5: Rhetorical Move-Step Analysis J. Elliott Casal, Matt Kessler Chapter 6: Lexical Bundles and Phrase Frames Viviana Cortes Chapter 7: Multidimensional Analysis Larissa Goulart, Shelley Staples Chapter 8: Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency (CALF) Measures Charlene Polio, Hyung-Jo Yoon Chapter 9: Multimodal Analysis Larissa D'Angelo, Francesca Marino Section III: Focus on the Learner and Learning Chapter 10: Multilingualism and Multicompetence Bruna Sommer-Farias Chapter 11: Systemic Functional Linguistics and the (Expanded) Teaching and Learning Cycle Kathryn Accurso, Jennifer Walsh Marr Index
