Written Argumentation for Real Audiences: Suggestions for Teacher Research and Classroom Practice

Johns, Ann M.

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“…Nevertheless, some valuable contributions have been reported to the study of the grant proposal genre by Myers (1990Myers ( , 1991, Johns (1993), Connor andMauranen (1999), andponticelli, pascual andunger (2005).…”

Section: Research Genres: the Grant Proposalmentioning

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Appraisal in the research genres: An analysis of grant proposals by Argentinean researchers

Pascual¹,

Unger²

2010

Rev. signos

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Abstract:Writing an effective grant proposal poses many challenges for researchers, in particular for those whose native language is not English and who may have received little formal instruction in writing. While considerable research has been undertaken on the genre of the research article, grant proposals have received much less attention, despite their major significance in research settings. This study aims at investigating how grant proposal writers in the disciplines of chemistry and physics position themselves in relation to other researchers and theorists in key obligatory stages of this genre, namely Benefits and Importance Claim (Connor & Mauranen, 1999). Two successful and praiseworthy examples from disciplinary areas where access to international funding is regarded as important are analyzed. They were written by Argentinean non-native English speakers working at the universidad Nacional de San Luis. The proposals are analyzed by using the Appraisal framework proposed by Martin (2000) and Martin and White (2005), with a focus on the system of ENGAGEMENT. Results indicate that the proposals were highly heteroglossic, and that a variety of ENGAGEMENT resources were used. The instances were predominantly expansive, suggesting that authors tend to invite rather than challenge their colleagues' views. This may be interpreted as an attempt to address a potentially varied audience. These results can assist authors in becoming aware of the interpersonal resources they may use to position themselves and align their audiences when writing their grant proposals. La valoración en géneros científicos: Un análisis de solicitudes de fondos para investigación de escritores argentinosResumen: Los investigadores no nativos del idioma inglés deben enfrentar muchos desafíos al elaborar sus solicitudes de fondos para investigación, en particular, aquellos que no han recibido una capacitación sistemática en escritura. Los estudios sobre los significados interpersonales en géneros científicos desde la perspectiva Sistémico-Funcional se han ocupado principalmente del artículo de investigación. Sin embargo, y a pesar de su importancia en ámbitos académicos, otros géneros no han atraído tanta atención. Este trabajo indaga acerca de la manera en que los escritores de solicitudes de fondos de investigación de las disciplinas de Química y Física se posicionan frente a sus colegas, en las etapas obligatorias de este género: Beneficios y Declaración de Importancia (Connor & Mauranen, 1999). Se analizan dos solicitudes que cumplieron acabadamente con su objetivo. Fueron escritas por investigadores argentinos hispanohablantes de la universidad Nacional de San Luis, al momento de solicitar financiamiento de agencias internacionales. El análisis se basó en la teoría de la Valoración, según Martin (2000) y Martin y White (2005), focalizándose en el sistema de Involucramiento. Los resultados dan cuenta de textos altamente heteroglósicos y una amplia variedad de recursos de Involucramiento. Las instancias identificadas son predominant...

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Section: Research Genres: the Grant Proposalmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Studies of this kind, such as the ones conducted by Myers (1990Myers ( , 1991, Johns (1993) and Connor and Mauranen (1999), have offered valuable insights into evaluation. This theoretical perspective seems to lead to some lack of clarity, arising from the definition of discourse as an information or content transmitting vehicle.…”

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Appraisal in the research genres: An analysis of grant proposals by Argentinean researchers

Pascual¹,

Unger²

2010

Rev. signos

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“…It may be as authentic as participation in a real life communicative event in the target culture or as generic as writing in order to complete a decontextualized classroom assignment. The identification of audience and purpose is particularly pertinent to writing in the target language, where writing efficacy often depends on the type of background information that the writer and the reader have in common (Johns, 1993). For example, when a Russian writer uses English to discuss a shopping event in Russia, but is not aware that the same experience would involve a different protocol for an American reader, the communication will break down despite the use of correct morphosyntactic and lexical attributes.…”

Section: Audience and Purpose Of Writingmentioning

confidence: 98%

Chapter 14. Shifting paradigms: A model for the integrated assessment of language and culture

Hammer¹,

Schmitt²

2015

Culture and Foreign Language Education

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“…The writers declare while having simple language and style and lacking sufficient knowledge of words and appropriate amount of force to make claims for their research and interfering of first language, it takes longer for NN scholars to write qualitatively. Research in this respect is not restricted, and in the same way, Adams-Smith (1984), Bazerman (1988), Dudley-Evans (1994), Johns (1993), Mauranen (1993), St. John (1987), and Swales (1990) state other areas of difficulty that are summarized by Flowerdew (1999, p. 127).…”

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Development of a Questionnaire for the Assessment of Writing Problems

Danaee¹

2016

TPLS

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Abstract-Due to the importance of publishing and its advantages for professors at the present time, this article intends to develop a questionnaire based on Bachman's model (1990) to seek Iranian professors' attitude toward major problematic areas of writing Iranian scholars encounter trying to create a scientific paper so as to diminish rejection upon submission. The findings of the questionnaire demonstrated that regarding organizational competence, rhetorical organization, vocabulary, morphology and syntax were taken much more essential in this regard. On the subject of pragmatic competence, ideational functions and sensitivity to naturalness received greater importance. Concerning lower level skills of writing, professors declared the importance of spelling and punctuation in writing. General publishing problems asked from the professors exhibited the importance of all the items, but with greater emphasis on quality in writing. As a final point, professors' comments were described.

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Written Argumentation for Real Audiences: Suggestions for Teacher Research and Classroom Practice

Cited by 78 publications

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Appraisal in the research genres: An analysis of grant proposals by Argentinean researchers

Appraisal in the research genres: An analysis of grant proposals by Argentinean researchers

Chapter 14. Shifting paradigms: A model for the integrated assessment of language and culture

Development of a Questionnaire for the Assessment of Writing Problems

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