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Aspect
Context
Form
What is the name?
Literature Review
What is its structure?
- Intro
- Thesis
- Contextualization
- Conceptualization
- Thesis
- Discussion
- Further Readings
- Related Chapters
- References
Where is it
published?
Published
in London
by
Routledge
in 2016.
The
Routledge
Handbook
of English
for
Academic
Purposes.
Published
in London
by
Routledge
in 2016.
Who are its possible
readers?
Language teach
ers, Educational &
Applied Linguistics
researchers, Students
and teachers from
language teaching
programs, interested
in moving forward in
the practice of RFW.
To what audience
is it written?
How is it
presented?
What type of
language is used?
(register, style,
metalanguage)
What nonlinguistic elements
does it have?
The text reflects
a formal form of
discourse,
presents
theoretical
background and
use arguments
-
Formal register,
use of
metalanguage
from education
Language and
Literature
teachers; also,
researchers on the
field.
Italics, subtitles
fonts. It is divided
into sections,
then into
paragraphs; most
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and supporting
quotes to give
force to its main
thesis.
Content
What is being
communicated?
- Need for further
research and discussion
withing the field of
language education on
the models that
teachers use in the
teaching of RFW
- Teacher’s avoidance
of RFW challenges
resulting in no
meaningful
understanding or
internalization of
knowledge.
In what field and
institution can it
be located?
Applied
Linguistics,
Education,
Language and
Literature.
It is published in
Taylor & Francis
Group Online
Journal.
and linguistic
field.
It prioritizes
clarity (Principle
of Fast & Clear)
to facilitate the
meaning
comprehension.
of which are not
too long. Text is
justified, and
paragraphs are
separated just by
simple spacing.
There is presence
of double spacing
only between
sub-headlines
(sections). Also
headlines are in
bold letters.
What is it read and
written for?
How is knowledge
constructed?
- First the
author
introduces the
thesis using
historical
background
and state his
purpose.
- Second, a
conceptual
foundation of
the subject is
given; the
author uses
other scholars’
contributions.
-
To reflect about the
aspects, implications
and limitations
discussed over time
within the question of
how and when using
models for teaching
RFW in EAP
environments.
How does
the text
observe
reality?
When might this
text be read?
-
From an
Academic
but also
critic
perspective
towards
the
meaningful
learning of
RFW.
When
teaching or
learning
EAP.
When
researching
about
teaching
English or
literature.
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Third,
different
approaches,
directions and
uses of models
are mentioned
in
chronological
order.
Fourth, we are
presented
with a corpus
of literature
very well
enriched with
important,
known authors
in the field.
Finally, the
author restates his
position
(thesis) and
discuss more
scholars’ ideas
to convince
the reader to
join his cause
and look for a
more careful
use of models
in the RFW
teaching.
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Politeness How does the author
present himself/herself
to the audience?
He uses personal
pronouns to create a
sense of closeness with
readers. However, He
also use a lot of nonpersonal grammar
constructions as passive
voice and complex
sentences that state his
authority and expertise
on the field.
How does the
author address
the readers?
The author
intended to
create a close
relation with the
reader. Although
formal register is
used all the time,
word choice and
personal thoughts
of the author
displayed during
the reading
create the feeling
of confidence
and reliability.
How is this paper
cited?
The text has in-text
citations properly
made. It has short
and long quotes and
a reference list of the
sources at the end of
the chapter.
Note: Through
the passages
of the text the
author also
colors his Lit
Review with
arguments in
pro of his
thesis.
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