Sunny Hyon, Introducing Genre and English for Specific Purposes

Abstract

In 1996, Sunny Hyon published an article in the TESOL Quarterly entitled “Genre in three traditions: Implications for ESL,” the first well-publicized discussion for ESL/EFL practitioners of the genre theories that have supported research and curriculum development for many years. Although officially, this article has been cited 1,258 times, it has had a much broader readership. In the process, Hyon’s article has inspired the work of others, including me, as I drew from it extensively to edit ...