The student laboratory report genre: A genre analysis

Parkinson, Jean

doi:10.1016/j.esp.2016.08.001

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“…The majority of research on the linguistic features in laboratories has focused on analysis of written texts, such as genre analyses of student laboratory reports (see, for example, Kelly-Laubscher, Muna, & van der Merwe, 2017;Parkinson, 2017). To the best of our knowledge, only one study (Tapper,1994) has focused on the spoken aspect of laboratories.…”

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Single and multi-word unit vocabulary in university tutorials and laboratories: Evidence from corpora and textbooks

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Dang

Mukai

2017

Journal of English for Academic Purposes

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Single and multi-word unit vocabulary in university tutorials and laboratories: Evidence from corpora and textbooks Small-group academic interactions, such as tutorials and laboratory sessions, do not often feature in vocabulary or English for Academic Purposes (EAP) research. Yet across many disciplines in tertiary education, students are required to attend and participate in these speaking and listening events. EAP students need to be prepared for them, and their textbooks should help them prepare also. The present study included interview data from lecturers and students which identified specific issues with speaking in small groups in university; corpus-based analysis of tutorials and laboratory sessions which showed large amounts of high frequency vocabulary; and an EAP/ESP textbook analysis showed little focus on vocabulary in tutorials and nothing on laboratories. A total of 176 phrases were suggested in three textbooks as being useful for expressions for speaking in small groups. An analysis of these phrases in the corpus showed that three quarters of these phrases did not appear in the laboratory corpus and two thirds did not appear in the tutorial corpus. Finally, lexical patterns from the corpus were identified and categorised in the same way as existing lists of multiword units in spoken academic English. Implications for pedagogy and materials design are followed by suggestions for future research. 1.Introduction English for Academic Purposes (EAP) research has focused predominantly on writing for the university (Skyrme, 2010), with some attention in terms of academic speaking focused mostly on lectures (Feak, 2013), particularly with regard to discourse in lectures (Jordan, 1997) and student problems with understanding content in lectures (Basturkmen, 2016; Crawford Camiciottoli, 2010). Student presentations have been the focus of some research (e.g., Hincks, 2003), and are an area of concern for second language speakers of English (Kim, 2006). Lectures and student presentations are mostly one-way, in that one speaker tends to hold the floor. Basturkmen (2016) notes that there is limited research into academic speaking which involves interaction between speakers, such as between lecturers and students or students and students. This form of 'dialogic

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Single and multi-word unit vocabulary in university tutorials and laboratories: Evidence from corpora and textbooks

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2017

Journal of English for Academic Purposes

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“…While we chose to analyse case studies written for Fellowship of HEA (AdvanceHE 2020) because of its intrinsically professional nature, the outcomes of the study are potentially applicable to professional writing more broadly speaking. We felt that genre analysis was appropriate to our aim due to its focus on a linguistic analysis of authentic texts and its application to teaching (Parkinson 2017). Conducting a genre analysis can provide a prototype which can then be used to support new writers in understanding the genre (Biber et al 2007).…”

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“…The data set consists of 72 case studies from 22 successful Senior Fellow applications, totalling around 60,300 words. We chose successful submissions as these are more likely to represent expectations of the genre (Parkinson 2017). Although the corpus would be considered small according to some definitions (see Flowerdew 2004, who states that a less than 250,000 word corpus is small), it represents a 'purpose-built corpora' (Hüttner 2010, 199) chosen specifically to represent Senior Fellowship case studies.…”

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A genre-based study of professional reflective writing in higher education

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Corradini

2020

Teaching in Higher Education

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There is a growing expectation internationally that teachers in higher education obtain professional recognition through accredited schemes which confer Fellowship status. Such schemes often require a written reflective submission to demonstrate effective teaching and professional experience. Yet despite this burgeoning interest, little is known about the generic features of professional reflective writing, and in particular, the 'case study' as part of a fellowship submission. Through a genre analysis of a corpus of case studies taken from successful texts we illuminate the rhetorical and linguistic features of the case study to inform writing support for teachers in higher education. We suggest how a genre pedagogy approach can both provide scaffolding to teachers engaging in professional reflective writing and empower teachers to manage new writing discourses by developing the tools of genre analysis.

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“…A 'move' can be seen as a textual logic/movement from one part of the text to another, whereas a 'step' entails the strategies to fulfil each 'move' (Bhatia 1993, Swales 1990. Many researchers in the field of English for Academic/Specific Purposes have adopted Swales' rhetorical move-step analysis to identify the prototypical rhetorical structures and the linguistic features of a particular type of text (see for example Bunton 2005, Chiu 2016, Flowerdew and Dudley-Evans 2002, Parkinson 2017. In line with this approach, we guide students to explore the purpose and textual features of a specific type of writing through deconstruction and explicit modelling of a target genre, where opportunities are provided for students to explore sample texts and analyse how a text can be structured in the way that meets disciplinary conventions.…”

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Embracing Diversity for Attainment: An Inclusive Approach to the Teaching of Academic Literacy

Chiu¹,

Rodriguez-Falcon

2018

JAW

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This research aims to evaluate the impact of an inclusive writing approach, which strives to embed academic literacy into subject curriculum, an initiative that ran across schools at a UKbased post-1992 university in 2015-16. As an exploratory investigation, this research drew on a redesigned social science transitional module, where academic writing provision is closely in line with the subject content and assessments. This project explores student perceptions and experiences of the embedded writing provision and the extent to which the intervention contributed to student attainment. Data were drawn from focus group discussions, where 41 students participated, and from student grades for the comparison of attainment rates across 2014-15 and 2015-16. The focus groups were analysed using NVivo 11 to identify key themes in relation to student views of the embedded academic literacy provision. Student grades were explored using MS Excel for the relative progress across academic years. The findings reveal the positive impact of the provision on students' attainment and confidence as learners and writers in higher education. This paper concludes with pedagogical implications and a discussion of potential areas for further research to investigate the diversification of support modes as to accommodate different learning styles of students.

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The student laboratory report genre: A genre analysis

Cited by 54 publications

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Single and multi-word unit vocabulary in university tutorials and laboratories: Evidence from corpora and textbooks

Single and multi-word unit vocabulary in university tutorials and laboratories: Evidence from corpora and textbooks

A genre-based study of professional reflective writing in higher education

Embracing Diversity for Attainment: An Inclusive Approach to the Teaching of Academic Literacy

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