The science review article; an opportune genre in the construction of science.0820470341The science review article; an opportune op·por·tune adj. 1. Suited or right for a particular purpose: an opportune place to make camp. 2. Occurring at a fitting or advantageous time: an opportune arrival. genre in the construction of science. Noguchi, Judy. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2006 274 pages $52.95 Paperback Linguistic insights; v.17 P301 Noguchi, who teaches English for specific purposes to Japanese university students, considers the theories involved in applying the concept of discourse communities The term discourse community links the terms discourse, a concept describing all forms of communication that contribute to a particular, institutionalized way of thinking; and community, which in this case refers to the people who use, and therefore help create, a particular to international science, the considerations of the non-native speaker (NNS NNS Newport News Shipbuilding NNS National Numeracy Strategy NNS Norfolk Naval Shipyard (Portsmouth, VA) NNS Newhouse News Service NNS Non-Native Speaking NNS Network Node Server (Cisco) ) of English within that community, the characterization A rather long and fancy word for analyzing a system or process and measuring its "characteristics." For example, a Web characterization would yield the number of current sites on the Web, types of sites, annual growth, etc. of a genre in which an alternative rhetoric such as the review article might be able to contribute to the community, and the practical ways to teach better English to NNS science writers. She develops a learning model as she describes discourse communities and scientific genres, nested language structures, the review article and its place in the discourse community and offers a microanalysis microanalysis /mi·cro·anal·y·sis/ (-ah-nal´i-sis) the chemical analysis of minute quantities of material. microanalysis the chemical analysis of minute quantities of material. of review articles, working toward discourse organization and "move steps" of review articles, review types, writing support concepts and tools, and finally a bridge genre for a more open forum in science. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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