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Journal of Pragmatics, 2009

The term discourse analysis first entered general use in a series of papers published by Harris (... more The term discourse analysis first entered general use in a series of papers published by Harris (1952). During the past 10 years, the study of discourse analysis has turned into a growth industry in linguistics. An extensive body of pragmatic and linguistic research deals with functional utterances or written texts in human interaction. Studies of discourse have been carried out within a variety of traditions that investigate the relations between language, structure and agency. Up to now discourse analysis has been taken up in a variety of social science disciplines, including linguistics, anthropology, sociology, cognitive psychology, sociology, international relations and communication studies, etc., each of which is subject to its own assumptions, dimensions of analysis, and methodologies. Advances in Discourse Studies brings together contributions from leading scholars in the field, investigating the historical and theoretical development of discourse studies and pointing towards new directions for the future of the discipline. Among the more recent developments are an increasing 'critical' turn in discourse analysis, a growing interest in historical, ethnographic and corpus-based approaches to discourse, more concern with the social contexts in which discourse occurs, the social actions that are employed and the identities that are constructed through it, as well as a revaluation of what counts as 'discourse' to include multimodal texts and interaction. With respect to discourse analysis a lot of approaches have tackled this issue and the editors bring together some of the most prominent scholars of discourse analysis to survey the field in light of their new development, reflecting the perspective of the editors. As the name of the book suggests, the present volume is not interested in describing the type of work that has been done using these various approaches as the editors are showing how those working areas are changing certain parameters, which often involves borrowing from other fields and other schools of discourse analysis. The volume opens with a general remark, which serves as an introduction to the book; the editors provide an overview of the key concepts and issues that have been raised by the new discursive turn of language in use in particular and a brief synopsis of the different approaches to discourse analysis. Their comprehensive review of literature on the treatment of discourse in use is one of the strengths of the volume. Following the general introduction, the book is divided into seven parts to discuss some of the specific topics. The main discussion, divided into subsections, is preceded with an overview in this particular field and followed with suggestions for further work, which enables researchers to expand knowledge on topics in which they are interested. The topics dealt with in this volume include the following areas: conversation analysis, ethnographic-based discourse analysis, corpus-based discourse analysis, multimodal discourse analysis, genre analysis, critical discourse analysis and mediated discourse analysis respectively. This is an invaluable resource for researchers of interdisciplinary discourse analysis. The book closes with a four page index of authors and concepts, facilitating easy access to specific issues. The following is a detailed introduction to each part. Part One mainly discusses topics on conversation analysis. Conversation Analysis (CA), a research tradition that grew out of ethnomethodology, bears some unique methodological features. The central goal of conversation analytic research is the description and explication of the competences that ordinary speakers use and rely on in participating in intelligible, socially organized interaction. Of the two articles presented in this chapter, Drew and Curl's paper Conversation analysis: overview and new directions (22-35) reviews the background and progress of CA and points out the gap in previous research by enlarging the research scope to investigating the organizations of and interconnections between four underlying characteristics www.elsevier.com/locate/pragma

Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK, 汉语水平考试) is China's national standardized test designed to assess the ... more Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK, 汉语水平考试) is China's national standardized test designed to assess the Chinese language proficiency of non-native speakers such as foreign students and overseas Chinese. This chapter opens with a brief account of the history and development of HSK over the past thirty years (1984–the present): How it came into being, the aim of the test, the levels of the test, and the outline of the test. For the convenience of discussion, this chapter divides the development of HSK into three stages: Old HSK, HSK (Revised), and New HSK. The review indicates that HSK has developed from a domestic test to an influential international proficient test; it has expanded from a test with a focus on assessment of linguistic knowledge to a test of all four language skills (i.e., listening , reading, writing, and speaking); its exam outline has also undergone huge revisions to better meet the demands of the examinees and the society. Based on the history and development of HSK, the last section discusses its future prospects with challenges identified and suggestions proposed. Keywords HSK Á New HSK Á Chinese as a foreign language

Through the lens of teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in China, this chapter aims t... more Through the lens of teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in China, this chapter aims to examine what knowledge of technology EFL teachers at all levels possess and how they apply their technological knowledge in teaching practice. The reviewed literature indicated that most EFL teachers hold positive attitudes towards technology. However, there still exists a gap between the curriculum requirement and the reality in terms of technological pedagogy in EFL teaching context. EFL teachers' use of technology in teaching varies in terms of personal preferences, school levels and locations, and administrative support. In addition, this review revealed that several factors influence EFL teachers' integration of technology into their practice and some challenges are still on the way: 1) EFL teachers' knowledge of technology is insufficient; 2) Lack of resources for schools and teachers at less developed areas, and 3) Lack of specific support for EFL teachers' technological needs.

(Eds.), Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge Press, 2008. ISBN 13 978 0 415 39809 1 (Hardback), ISBN 13 978 ... more (Eds.), Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge Press, 2008. ISBN 13 978 0 415 39809 1 (Hardback), ISBN 13 978 0 415 39810 7 (Paperback). ix + 262 pp. The term discourse analysis first entered general use in a series of papers published by Harris (1952). During the past 10 years, the study of discourse analysis has turned into a growth industry in linguistics. An extensive body of pragmatic and linguistic research deals with functional utterances or written texts in human interaction. Studies of discourse have been carried out within a variety of traditions that investigate the relations between language, structure and agency. Up to now discourse analysis has been taken up in a variety of social science disciplines, including linguistics, anthropology, sociology, cognitive psychology, sociology, international relations and communication studies, etc., each of which is subject to its own assumptions, dimensions of analysis, and methodologies. Advances in Discourse Studies brings together contributions from leading scholars in the field, investigating the historical and theoretical development of discourse studies and pointing towards new directions for the future of the discipline. Among the more recent developments are an increasing 'critical' turn in discourse analysis, a growing interest in historical, ethnographic and corpus-based approaches to discourse, more concern with the social contexts in which discourse occurs, the social actions that are employed and the identities that are constructed through it, as well as a revaluation of what counts as 'discourse' to include multimodal texts and interaction. With respect to discourse analysis a lot of approaches have tackled this issue and the editors bring together some of the most prominent scholars of discourse analysis to survey the field in light of their new development, reflecting the perspective of the editors. As the name of the book suggests, the present volume is not interested in describing the type of work that has been done using these various approaches as the editors are showing how those working areas are changing certain parameters, which often involves borrowing from other fields and other schools of discourse analysis. The volume opens with a general remark, which serves as an introduction to the book; the editors provide an overview of the key concepts and issues that have been raised by the new discursive turn of language in use in particular and a brief synopsis of the different approaches to discourse analysis. Their comprehensive review of literature on the treatment of discourse in use is one of the strengths of the volume. Following the general introduction, the book is divided into seven parts to discuss some of the specific topics. The main discussion, divided into subsections, is preceded with an overview in this particular field and followed with suggestions for further work, which enables researchers to expand knowledge on topics in which they are interested. The topics dealt with in this volume include the following areas: conversation analysis, ethnographic-based discourse analysis, corpus-based discourse analysis, multimodal discourse analysis, genre analysis, critical discourse analysis and mediated discourse analysis respectively. This is an invaluable resource for researchers of interdisciplinary discourse analysis. The book closes with a four page index of authors and concepts, facilitating easy access to specific issues. The following is a detailed introduction to each part. Part One mainly discusses topics on conversation analysis. Conversation Analysis (CA), a research tradition that grew out of ethnomethodology, bears some unique methodological features. The central goal of conversation analytic research is the description and explication of the competences that ordinary speakers use and rely on in participating in intelligible, socially organized interaction. Of the two articles presented in this chapter, Drew and Curl's paper Conversation analysis: overview and new directions (22–35) reviews the background and progress of CA and points out the gap in previous research by enlarging the research scope to investigating the organizations of and interconnections between four underlying characteristics

There has been a continuous influx of international students into American and other English­spea... more There has been a continuous influx of international students into American and other English­speaking universities, and continued promotion of English­medium higher education in non­English­speaking societies (e.g., Mexico and China). As such, there is an ever­increasing challenge for teachers to ensure that students are proficient in English professional writing and communication. Such difficulties call for a teaching approach for writing that can break disciplinary boundaries between EFL/ESL teachers (English as a Foreign/English as a Second Language), writing teachers, and disciplinary faculty. Jennifer Lynn Craig's book Integrating Writing Strategies in EFL/ESL University Contexts: A Writing­Across­the­Curriculum Approach responds to these demands by combining the tenets and practical strategies of the writing­across­the­curriculum (WAC) pedagogy into a comprehensive volume to guide the cultivation of advanced writing and oral presentation skills among EFL/ESL learners in an academic context. Craig believes that EFL/ESL writing professionals are traditionally not well prepared for teaching writing related to disciplinary knowledge, while disciplinary faculty members know little about EFL/ESL teaching practice. There exists a " myth of transience " (Rose, 1985) due to a lack of conversation and collaboration between EFL/ESL teachers and disciplinary faculty. This book offers valuable strategies and resources based on Craig's own extensive experience of teaching and consulting on EFL/ESL writing and presentations, for both EFL/ESL teachers and disciplinary faculty, that can be easily adapted to address diverse teaching situations and student needs. This book has a strong orientation toward practice as stated in its preface, and all of the WAC strategies are well tested and based on successful practices. This book consists of four major parts and 15 chapters. The introduction provides an overview of the EFL/ESL writing profession at the

Journal of Pragmatics, 2009

The term discourse analysis first entered general use in a series of papers published by Harris (... more The term discourse analysis first entered general use in a series of papers published by Harris (1952). During the past 10 years, the study of discourse analysis has turned into a growth industry in linguistics. An extensive body of pragmatic and linguistic research deals with functional utterances or written texts in human interaction. Studies of discourse have been carried out within a variety of traditions that investigate the relations between language, structure and agency. Up to now discourse analysis has been taken up in a variety of social science disciplines, including linguistics, anthropology, sociology, cognitive psychology, sociology, international relations and communication studies, etc., each of which is subject to its own assumptions, dimensions of analysis, and methodologies. Advances in Discourse Studies brings together contributions from leading scholars in the field, investigating the historical and theoretical development of discourse studies and pointing towards new directions for the future of the discipline. Among the more recent developments are an increasing 'critical' turn in discourse analysis, a growing interest in historical, ethnographic and corpus-based approaches to discourse, more concern with the social contexts in which discourse occurs, the social actions that are employed and the identities that are constructed through it, as well as a revaluation of what counts as 'discourse' to include multimodal texts and interaction. With respect to discourse analysis a lot of approaches have tackled this issue and the editors bring together some of the most prominent scholars of discourse analysis to survey the field in light of their new development, reflecting the perspective of the editors. As the name of the book suggests, the present volume is not interested in describing the type of work that has been done using these various approaches as the editors are showing how those working areas are changing certain parameters, which often involves borrowing from other fields and other schools of discourse analysis. The volume opens with a general remark, which serves as an introduction to the book; the editors provide an overview of the key concepts and issues that have been raised by the new discursive turn of language in use in particular and a brief synopsis of the different approaches to discourse analysis. Their comprehensive review of literature on the treatment of discourse in use is one of the strengths of the volume. Following the general introduction, the book is divided into seven parts to discuss some of the specific topics. The main discussion, divided into subsections, is preceded with an overview in this particular field and followed with suggestions for further work, which enables researchers to expand knowledge on topics in which they are interested. The topics dealt with in this volume include the following areas: conversation analysis, ethnographic-based discourse analysis, corpus-based discourse analysis, multimodal discourse analysis, genre analysis, critical discourse analysis and mediated discourse analysis respectively. This is an invaluable resource for researchers of interdisciplinary discourse analysis. The book closes with a four page index of authors and concepts, facilitating easy access to specific issues. The following is a detailed introduction to each part. Part One mainly discusses topics on conversation analysis. Conversation Analysis (CA), a research tradition that grew out of ethnomethodology, bears some unique methodological features. The central goal of conversation analytic research is the description and explication of the competences that ordinary speakers use and rely on in participating in intelligible, socially organized interaction. Of the two articles presented in this chapter, Drew and Curl's paper Conversation analysis: overview and new directions (22-35) reviews the background and progress of CA and points out the gap in previous research by enlarging the research scope to investigating the organizations of and interconnections between four underlying characteristics www.elsevier.com/locate/pragma

Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK, 汉语水平考试) is China's national standardized test designed to assess the ... more Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK, 汉语水平考试) is China's national standardized test designed to assess the Chinese language proficiency of non-native speakers such as foreign students and overseas Chinese. This chapter opens with a brief account of the history and development of HSK over the past thirty years (1984–the present): How it came into being, the aim of the test, the levels of the test, and the outline of the test. For the convenience of discussion, this chapter divides the development of HSK into three stages: Old HSK, HSK (Revised), and New HSK. The review indicates that HSK has developed from a domestic test to an influential international proficient test; it has expanded from a test with a focus on assessment of linguistic knowledge to a test of all four language skills (i.e., listening , reading, writing, and speaking); its exam outline has also undergone huge revisions to better meet the demands of the examinees and the society. Based on the history and development of HSK, the last section discusses its future prospects with challenges identified and suggestions proposed. Keywords HSK Á New HSK Á Chinese as a foreign language

Through the lens of teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in China, this chapter aims t... more Through the lens of teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in China, this chapter aims to examine what knowledge of technology EFL teachers at all levels possess and how they apply their technological knowledge in teaching practice. The reviewed literature indicated that most EFL teachers hold positive attitudes towards technology. However, there still exists a gap between the curriculum requirement and the reality in terms of technological pedagogy in EFL teaching context. EFL teachers' use of technology in teaching varies in terms of personal preferences, school levels and locations, and administrative support. In addition, this review revealed that several factors influence EFL teachers' integration of technology into their practice and some challenges are still on the way: 1) EFL teachers' knowledge of technology is insufficient; 2) Lack of resources for schools and teachers at less developed areas, and 3) Lack of specific support for EFL teachers' technological needs.

(Eds.), Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge Press, 2008. ISBN 13 978 0 415 39809 1 (Hardback), ISBN 13 978 ... more (Eds.), Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge Press, 2008. ISBN 13 978 0 415 39809 1 (Hardback), ISBN 13 978 0 415 39810 7 (Paperback). ix + 262 pp. The term discourse analysis first entered general use in a series of papers published by Harris (1952). During the past 10 years, the study of discourse analysis has turned into a growth industry in linguistics. An extensive body of pragmatic and linguistic research deals with functional utterances or written texts in human interaction. Studies of discourse have been carried out within a variety of traditions that investigate the relations between language, structure and agency. Up to now discourse analysis has been taken up in a variety of social science disciplines, including linguistics, anthropology, sociology, cognitive psychology, sociology, international relations and communication studies, etc., each of which is subject to its own assumptions, dimensions of analysis, and methodologies. Advances in Discourse Studies brings together contributions from leading scholars in the field, investigating the historical and theoretical development of discourse studies and pointing towards new directions for the future of the discipline. Among the more recent developments are an increasing 'critical' turn in discourse analysis, a growing interest in historical, ethnographic and corpus-based approaches to discourse, more concern with the social contexts in which discourse occurs, the social actions that are employed and the identities that are constructed through it, as well as a revaluation of what counts as 'discourse' to include multimodal texts and interaction. With respect to discourse analysis a lot of approaches have tackled this issue and the editors bring together some of the most prominent scholars of discourse analysis to survey the field in light of their new development, reflecting the perspective of the editors. As the name of the book suggests, the present volume is not interested in describing the type of work that has been done using these various approaches as the editors are showing how those working areas are changing certain parameters, which often involves borrowing from other fields and other schools of discourse analysis. The volume opens with a general remark, which serves as an introduction to the book; the editors provide an overview of the key concepts and issues that have been raised by the new discursive turn of language in use in particular and a brief synopsis of the different approaches to discourse analysis. Their comprehensive review of literature on the treatment of discourse in use is one of the strengths of the volume. Following the general introduction, the book is divided into seven parts to discuss some of the specific topics. The main discussion, divided into subsections, is preceded with an overview in this particular field and followed with suggestions for further work, which enables researchers to expand knowledge on topics in which they are interested. The topics dealt with in this volume include the following areas: conversation analysis, ethnographic-based discourse analysis, corpus-based discourse analysis, multimodal discourse analysis, genre analysis, critical discourse analysis and mediated discourse analysis respectively. This is an invaluable resource for researchers of interdisciplinary discourse analysis. The book closes with a four page index of authors and concepts, facilitating easy access to specific issues. The following is a detailed introduction to each part. Part One mainly discusses topics on conversation analysis. Conversation Analysis (CA), a research tradition that grew out of ethnomethodology, bears some unique methodological features. The central goal of conversation analytic research is the description and explication of the competences that ordinary speakers use and rely on in participating in intelligible, socially organized interaction. Of the two articles presented in this chapter, Drew and Curl's paper Conversation analysis: overview and new directions (22–35) reviews the background and progress of CA and points out the gap in previous research by enlarging the research scope to investigating the organizations of and interconnections between four underlying characteristics

There has been a continuous influx of international students into American and other English­spea... more There has been a continuous influx of international students into American and other English­speaking universities, and continued promotion of English­medium higher education in non­English­speaking societies (e.g., Mexico and China). As such, there is an ever­increasing challenge for teachers to ensure that students are proficient in English professional writing and communication. Such difficulties call for a teaching approach for writing that can break disciplinary boundaries between EFL/ESL teachers (English as a Foreign/English as a Second Language), writing teachers, and disciplinary faculty. Jennifer Lynn Craig's book Integrating Writing Strategies in EFL/ESL University Contexts: A Writing­Across­the­Curriculum Approach responds to these demands by combining the tenets and practical strategies of the writing­across­the­curriculum (WAC) pedagogy into a comprehensive volume to guide the cultivation of advanced writing and oral presentation skills among EFL/ESL learners in an academic context. Craig believes that EFL/ESL writing professionals are traditionally not well prepared for teaching writing related to disciplinary knowledge, while disciplinary faculty members know little about EFL/ESL teaching practice. There exists a " myth of transience " (Rose, 1985) due to a lack of conversation and collaboration between EFL/ESL teachers and disciplinary faculty. This book offers valuable strategies and resources based on Craig's own extensive experience of teaching and consulting on EFL/ESL writing and presentations, for both EFL/ESL teachers and disciplinary faculty, that can be easily adapted to address diverse teaching situations and student needs. This book has a strong orientation toward practice as stated in its preface, and all of the WAC strategies are well tested and based on successful practices. This book consists of four major parts and 15 chapters. The introduction provides an overview of the EFL/ESL writing profession at the