2. GENRE is a term for grouping texts together,
representing how writers typically use language
to respond to recurring situations. (Hyland,
2004).
A genre comprises a set of communicative
events, the members of which share some set
of communicative purposes (Swales, 1990).
3. In applied linguistics, three approaches to
genre:
-The English for Specific Purposes (ESP)
approach
-The New Rhetoric approach
-The functional- systematic approach
(Halliday)
4. ACADEMIC GENRES
Research article, conference
proposal, business report, grant
application, letter to the editor,
reference letter, lecture, seminar
6. Public or Open Genres
- are accessible to everyone, often
published, and are easily visible and
audible
- E.g., technical reports, research
articles, book chapters
7. Occluded/ Supporting Genres
- are ‘closed’, not public in nature, and
often difficult to access
Examples: curriculum vitae, job
applications, bio- statements,
submission letters
9. A. Genre Integrity
This refers to generic character that makes it
acceptable to the members of a particular
discourse community. It means that a particular
community understands the implicit and
explicit objectives of a genre.
10. B. Discursive Processes Genre
-(Bhatia, 1999) points out that
professional genres are often the
“products of a set of established
procedures that form an important part
of the disciplinary culture within a
profession”
11. C. Generic Purposes and Intentions
-combine a more immediate single
purpose with the most standardized ones
of maintenance and continuance of
goodwill and a mutually beneficial
professional relationship” (Bhatia,1999)
12. GENRE ANALYSIS
adds to our understanding of how language is
used within an important discourse community,
and is a model of applied linguistics in its best
sense- it draws on linguistics and sociolinguistic
theory to classify the nature of language use and
language learning in an educational setting.”
(Long and Richards)
