A Genre Analysis of Preface Sections of Textbook

Autor/inn/en	Asghar, Samina Ali; Asghar, Zobina Muhammad; Mahmood, Muhammad Asim
Titel	A Genre Analysis of Preface Sections of Textbook
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Practice, 6 (2015) 7, S.58-63 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2222-1735
Schlagwörter	Textbook Content; Textbook Research; Linguistics; Literary Genres; Literary Styles; Literary Devices; Incidence; College English; Educational Practices; Foreign Countries; Qualitative Research; Pakistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrbuchtext; Schulbuchforschung; Linguistik; Literarische Form; Literarischer Stil; Literaturarbeit; Vorkommen; Bildungspraxis; Ausland; Qualitative Forschung
Abstract	This study aims to analyze the preface section of the fifteen English academic text book related to the field of linguistics. Researcher adapted the move structure pattern proposed by Abdollahzadeh & Salarvan (2013) on the notion of Swales (1990) and Bhatia (1993). Fourteen moves were identified employed by preface authors to indicate different rhetorical purpose i.e. introducing the work, specifying the purpose, describing the book, identifying the readership, expression of gratitude and accepting the shortcoming in writing etc. The result revealed that preface writers focused more on move one, three and move seven. Distribution of moves varies from writer to writer. None of the writers applied the move six which is related to eliciting response from readers. The findings of the study can be helpful for teachers in teaching the structure of the genre. Moreover, the study can be beneficial for students for developing awareness of the content from the text books. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	IISTE. No 1 Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong SAR. Tel: +852-39485948; e-mail: JEP@iiste.org; Web site: http://iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JEP
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01