1st Edition
Conducting Genre-Based Research in Applied Linguistics A Methodological Guide
About the Editors
About the Contributing Authors
Chapter 1: Introduction
Matt Kessler and Charlene Polio
Section I: Research Methods
Chapter 2: Case Studies
Raffaella Negretti and Baraa Khuder
Chapter 3: Ethnographic Research
Christine M. Tardy
Section II: Analyses, Tools, and Topics
Chapter 4: Metadiscourse
Ken Hyland
Chapter 5: Rhetorical Move-Step Analysis
J. Elliott Casal and Matt Kessler
Chapter 6: Lexical Bundles and Phrase Frames
Viviana Cortes
Chapter 7: Multidimensional Analysis
Larissa Goulart and Shelley Staples
Chapter 8: Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency (CALF) Measures
Charlene Polio and Hyung-Jo Yoon
Chapter 9: Multimodal Analysis
Larissa D’Angelo and Francesca Marino
Section III: Focus on the Learner and Learning
Chapter 10: Multilingualism and Multicompetence
Bruna Sommer-Farias
Chapter 11: Systemic Functional Linguistics and the (Expanded) Teaching and Learning Cycle
Kathryn Accurso and Jennifer Walsh Marr
Index
Biography
Matt Kessler is Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of South Florida, where he teaches in the MA Applied Linguistics and PhD Linguistics and Applied Language Studies programs. Matt’s research focuses on issues pertaining to second language writing, genre-based teaching and learning, and computer-assisted language learning. His work has appeared in journals such as the Journal of Second Language Writing, Language Learning, System, TESOL Quarterly, and more.
Charlene Polio is Professor in Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures at Michigan State University, where she teaches in the MA TESOL and PhD Second Language Studies programs. Her research focuses on methods used in second language writing research, and she is the co-author of Understanding, Evaluating, and Conducting Second Language Writing Research (Routledge). She is also the co-editor of the journal TESOL Quarterly.
