Bøger af Ken Hyland

Ken Hyland provides an authoritative discussion of key aspects of writing for academic publication. What are the issues surrounding particular academic genres? What are the processes experienced by scholars writing in these genres on the way to publication?The book explores some of the biggest issues and challenges in academic publication, including:the impact of English as a global academic language,the growth of the assessment culture surrounding publication,the practices of knowledge construction at institutional and local levels, the emergence of Open Access and social media publishing. As well as outlining implications for pedagogy in the English-language classroom, Hyland fully evaluates the social practices surrounding knowledge creation and the political implications of global publishing. "e;Ken Hyland's book is an important contribution to the literature on academic publishing. It is accessibly written, key concepts and themes are well explained, and the issues that are discussed are clearly connected to the challenges faced by academic writers."e; Brian Paltridge, Professor of TESOL, University of SydneyKen Hyland is the Head of the Centre for Applied English Studies and holds the Chair of Applied Linguistics at the University of Hong Kong. Oxford Applied Linguistics Series Advisers: Anne Burns and Diane Larsen-Freeman

Shows the nature and importance of academic discourses in the modern world. This book describes the conventions of spoken and written academic discourse and the ways these construct both knowledge and disciplinary communities.

Stance and Voice in Written Academic Genres brings together a range of perspectives on two of the most important and contested concepts in applied linguistics: stance and voice. International experts provide an accessible, yet authoritative introduction to key issues and debates surrounding these terms.

Introduces the major theories, approaches and controversies in the field and gathers together influential readings from key names in the discipline, including: John Swales, Alistair Pennycook, and Greg Myers. This work is a useful resource for students and researchers of Applied Linguistics.

An engaging, advanced-level introduction to the emerging field of discourse studies of identity, with particular reference to academic contexts.

Drawing on discourse analysis, corpus linguistics, and the voices of professional insiders, Ken Hyland explores how academics use language to organise their professional lives, carry out intellectual tasks, and reach agreement on what will count as knowledge.