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McCleary, William J. – 1986
Ethical issues make writing assignments more than academic exercises, especially when the ethical issues involve the writing itself. Such issues arise in every aim and mode of discourse and in every stage of the writing process, from choosing a topic to editing the final draft. Informative discourse must be factual and comprehensive, and have…
Descriptors: Definitions, Discourse Analysis, Discourse Modes, Ethics
Peer reviewedRowan, Katherine E. – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1989
Argues that an understanding of professional and popular science writers' goals provides a basis for both explaining and evaluating their language use. Suggests that charges normally made against both types of writing deflect attention from the obstacles writers face and the ways in which they use language to overcome these obstacles. (KEH)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Expository Writing, Language Usage
Hanania, Edith A. S.; Akhtar, Karima – ESP Journal, 1985
Variability in the grammatical profile of finite verbs in English is examined in 20 Master of Science theses in biology, chemistry, and physics. The use of verbs with respect to voice, tense, aspect, and modality is examined in five rhetorical sections of the theses--introduction, review, methods, results, discussion. (SED)
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Discourse Analysis, Expository Writing
Peer reviewedSpyridakis, Jan H. – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1989
Reviews previous research on the effects of signals (structural cues that announce or emphasize content or reveal content relationships) on readers' comprehension of expository prose. Concludes that inconsistent results are due to inadequate methodologies that fail to control for confounding variables, such as text length and difficulty, topic…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Context Clues, Discourse Analysis, Expository Writing
Download full textWoolever, Kristin R. – 1986
The entire process of legal writing would be shorter and more effective if writers would give as much attention to the politics of the rhetorical situation as they do to legal research. To do that requires the following considerations: (1) understanding the three dramatic elements in the rhetorical situation (audience, purpose, tone); (2)…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Communication Skills, Connected Discourse, Context Clues
Connor, Ulla, Ed.; Johns, Ann M., Ed. – 1990
The purpose of this book is twofold: to present important coherence models and to suggest how insights from coherence theory and research can be introduced to the classroom. The book is organized into four sections: theoretical overview, coherence models, studies of student writing, and pedagogical approaches. Articles include: "Seven Problems in…
Descriptors: Chinese, Classroom Techniques, Coherence, Computer Assisted Instruction
