Discourse Analysis: An Introduction (Continuum Discourse) Review

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(More customer reviews)Partridge has produced exactly the stlye of text that allows me to grasp Discourse Analysis, and build up to an intermediate level of understanding. Not a quick read, I took lots of notes and will save this text.

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Discourse Analysis: An Introduction is a comprehensive, accessible introduction to discourse analysis. In a series of nine chapters the book examines different approaches to discourse, looking at discourse and society, discourse and pragmatics, discourse and genre, discourse and conversation, discourse grammar, corpus-based approaches to discourse and critical discourse analysis. The final chapter presents a practical approach to doing discourse analysis. The book includes the following features:

·Chapter summaries outlining the key areas covered.

·Examples drawn from films, television, newspapers, the classroom and everyday life

·Explanations of technical terms in each chapter

·Tasks at the end of each chapter

·Suggestions for further reading


This engagingly written, comprehensive introduction to discourse analysis is essential for students encountering discourse analysis for the first time, whether at undergraduate or postgraduate level. It should be on every reading list.

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English for Specific Purposes (Cambridge Language Teaching Library) Review

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(More customer reviews)Though written in 1987, this book remains relevant for the ESP teacher and/or material designer. The Kindle edition, however, doesn't do the trick. The book has many figures and sample materials which are essential for the comprehension of the text. And it seems that all Amazon did was scan them. We can zoom in, and they'll still be blurred or too small. So if you're interested in ESP, do read this book, just not the Kindle edition.

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English for Specific Purposes offers the teacher a new perspective on this important field. The main concern is effective learning and how this can best be achieved in ESP courses. The authors discuss the evolution of ESP and its position today; the role of the ESP teacher; course design; syllabuses; materials; teaching methods, and evaluation procedures. It will be of interest to all teachers who are concerned with ESP. Those who are new to the field will find it a thorough, practical introduction while those with more extensive experience will find its approach both stimulating and innovative.

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