Genre Pedagogy in Higher Education

The SLATE Project

Shoshana J. Dreyfus, Sally Humphrey, Ahmar Mahboob , James R. Martin

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Palgrave Macmillan
21 October 2015

Literacy strategies; Higher & further education, tertiary education

Based on a large action research project, this book elaborates on how genre-based pedagogy can be extended to engage non-English speaking background students in tertiary educational institutions to develop their academic literacy practice, using online resources.

By: Shoshana J. Dreyfus, Sally Humphrey, Ahmar Mahboob, James R. Martin
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 525g
ISBN: 9781137309990
ISBN 10: 1137309997
Pages: 298
Publication Date: 21 October 2015
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Shoshana J. Dreyfus is a freelance researcher and teacher who currently lectures in the Linguistics Department at the University of Sydney, Australia. Her research interests include discourse analysis, language disorder and academic literacy, in the systemic functional and Sydney School models of language. Sally Humphrey is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education, Australian Catholic University, Australia, and has worked for many years in educational semiotics and TESOL education. Sally is the co-writer of a number of textbooks, which introduce teachers to knowledge about language for discipline learning. Ahmar Mahboob teaches linguistics at the University of Sydney, Australia. Ahmar has worked in the areas of English language learning/teaching, teacher education, identity management, language policy & practice, minority languages, NNEST studies, pidgin and creole languages, Systemic Functional Linguistics, and World Englishes. Ahmar is currently the Editor of TESOL Quarterly. James R. Martin is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sydney, Australia. His research interests include systemic theory, functional grammar, discourse semantics, register, genre, multimodality and critical discourse analysis. He was elected a fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 1998, and in April 2014 Shanghai Jiao Tong University opened its Martin Centre for Appliable Linguistics.

Reviews for Genre Pedagogy in Higher Education: The SLATE Project

'As an exercise in online language and literacy support to university students, the SLATE project proved truly impressive. Its work deserves wider recognition and I commend this book to all those with an interest in language and literacy education.' - Frances Christie, University of Melbourne, Australia Please see file