Academic Evaluation Review Genres in University Settings
This book explores how academics publically evaluate each others' work. Focusing on blurbs, book reviews, review articles, and literature reviews, the international contributors to the volume show how writers manage to critically engage with others' ideas
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Academic Evaluation Review Genres in University Settings Edited by
Ken Hyland Institute of Education, University of London, UK
and
Giuliana Diani University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Contents
Acknowledgements
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Introduction: Academic Evaluation and Review Genres Ken Hyland and Giuliana Diani
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Part I An Overview of Review Genres 1 Negotiating Research Values across Review Genres: A Case Study in Applied Linguistics Davide Simone Giannoni 2 Reviewing Science in an Information-Overloaded World Judy Noguchi
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3 Literature Reviews in Applied PhD Theses: Evidence and Problems Paul Thompson
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4 Back Cover Blurbs: Puff Pieces and Windows on Cultural Values Helen Basturkmen
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Part II Disciplinary Variation 5 Reporting and Evaluation in English Book Review Articles: A Cross-Disciplinary Study Giuliana Diani
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6 Discipline and Gender: Constructing Rhetorical Identity in Book Reviews Polly Tse and Ken Hyland
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7 Phraseology and Epistemology in Academic Book Reviews:
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