Writing book reviews: Perceptions and experiences of Chinese novice scholars

IF 3.1 1区 文学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Feng (Kevin) Jiang , Ken Hyland
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Abstract

Writing book reviews provides novice scholars with the valuable experience of critical engagement with their field and the development of academic writing skills, but it also confronts them with rhetorical and publishing challenges. Given the enduring value of the genre and its potential importance in English for Research and Publication Purposes courses, we investigate how academics view their experience of publishing this genre. Based on in-depth interviews with fifteen Chinese scholars of varied professional status, we find that authors participate in writing book reviews early in their careers and appreciate the opportunities it offers to develop their academic writing, gain an appreciation of reader needs, become familiar with publication practices, and advance their careers. Concerns were raised, however, about the extent to which institutions value book reviews for advancement. Despite varying opinions, the respondents saw book reviews as affording them tangible gains, especially early in their careers, in writing for publication and learning disciplinary norms of communication. Thus the genre merits respect from institutions and a more central place in ERPP training programmes and postgraduate writing courses.

撰写书评:中国新学者的看法和经验
撰写书评为新手学者提供了批判性参与其领域和发展学术写作技巧的宝贵经验,但同时也使他们面临修辞和出版方面的挑战。鉴于该体裁的持久价值及其在研究与出版英语课程中的潜在重要性,我们调查了学者们如何看待他们发表该体裁文章的经历。通过对 15 位不同职业身份的中国学者进行深入访谈,我们发现作者在其职业生涯的早期就参与了书评写作,并非常欣赏书评为他们提供的发展学术写作、了解读者需求、熟悉出版实践和促进职业发展的机会。然而,受访者对各机构在多大程度上重视书评对晋升的促进作用表示担忧。尽管意见不一,但受访者认为书评给他们带来了实实在在的收获,尤其是在他们职业生涯的早期,在为出版而写作和学习学科交流规范方面。因此,这种体裁值得各机构尊重,并在 ERPP 培训计划和研究生写作课程中占据更重要的位置。
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来源期刊
CiteScore
6.60
自引率
13.30%
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81
审稿时长
57 days
期刊介绍: The Journal of English for Academic Purposes provides a forum for the dissemination of information and views which enables practitioners of and researchers in EAP to keep current with developments in their field and to contribute to its continued updating. JEAP publishes articles, book reviews, conference reports, and academic exchanges in the linguistic, sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic description of English as it occurs in the contexts of academic study and scholarly exchange itself.
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