ACADEMIC WRITING AND NEW ENGLISHES: UNIFYING THE CONTRASTS
ACADEMIC WRITING AND NEW ENGLISHES: UNIFYING THE CONTRASTS
Author(s): Josef SchmiedSubject(s): Sociolinguistics, Methodology and research technology
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: academic writing; New Englishes; social constructionism; genre; models; socio-cognitive model;
Summary/Abstract: This contribution tries to unify two recent research strands in English linguistics: studies in academic writing and in New Englishes. This is useful because, in line with the prominent theory of social constructionism, discourses in both strands can be seen as practices of communities that negotiate their cultural norms. The relationship between language, cognition, and (national) culture is illustrated on the basis of several models, research and its application in teaching is discussed. A proposed socio-cognitive model offers new insights into old concepts and stimulates exchange in academic discourses between researchers from different cultures.
Journal: Discourse and Interaction
- Issue Year: 4/2011
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 31-47
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English
