Reflections on Teaching Discourse Functions Using a Science Thesis

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作者：
Hubbard, Philip [1 ,2 ]
机构：
[1] Stanford Univ, Linguist, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[2] Stanford Univ, Language Ctr, Foreign Students Program, English, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
来源：
WRITING & PEDAGOGY | 2009年 / 1卷 / 02期
关键词：
thesis writing; dissertation writing; research writing; science writing; scientific english;
D O I：
10.1558/wap.v1i2.263
中图分类号：
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号：
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要：
The control of discourse functions, such as defining, contrasting, intensifying, and hedging among others, is an important skill in effective academic writing. Unlike the case with a typical writing textbook, where examples of discourse functions are invented or drawn for a variety of sources, the present work is based on an analysis of discourse functions from a single exemplary Doctoral thesis. The presentation demonstrates how a useful set of materials can be garnered from just one rich source. Additionally, it provides readers with descriptions and examples of eleven discourse functions identified through the analysis and discusses how this material has been implemented in the author's advanced graduate writing class.
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页码：263 / 277
页数：15
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