A Genre and Appraisal Analysis of Critical Review Texts in Academic Writing From a Systemic Functional Linguistic Perspective

IF 1 Q2 LINGUISTICS

Journal of Research in Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI:10.22055/RALS.2021.17007

Merina Devira, Elise Westin

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Abstract

A critical review is one of the text types (i.e., genres) assigned for academic writing in Australian universities; yet, the study of this genre remains underexamined in academic discourse. This qualitative study was designed to analyse the schematic structures and lexical choices in evaluative meanings within critical review texts to provide a description of the critical analysis genre that could help to familiarise students with the characteristics of the genre. Texts used for the analysis were a tutor’s model text, provided to the students in the Introductory Academic Program (IAP) at the University of Adelaide, and the critical review writing of 2 Indonesian students in the IAP class. Using both genre analysis (Martin & Rose, 2003) and the appreciation framework (Martin & White, 2005) from systemic functional linguistics (SFL), the study applied “a genre-analytic approach” (Nodoushan & Khakbaz, 2011, p.112) to analysing and describing the structure and language use of the critical review texts. Analysis of the schematic structure identified 5 stages: Introduction, Summary of the Article, Analysis of the Article: Positive Critique, Analysis of the Article: Negative Critique, and Conclusion. The values of appreciation that contributed to the evaluative purpose of the critical review genre were categorised as valuation, composition, and reaction. Based on the analysis, this report provides suggestions for structural and lexical resources for the realisation of the purpose of a critical review text and for the expression of evaluative meanings.

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系统功能语言学视角下学术写作评论语的体裁与评价分析

批判性评论是澳大利亚大学指定学术写作的文本类型(即体裁)之一;然而，对这一类型的研究在学术话语中仍未得到充分的研究。本定性研究旨在分析批判性评论文本中评价意义的图式结构和词汇选择，以提供批判性分析类型的描述，帮助学生熟悉该类型的特征。用于分析的文本是导师提供给阿德莱德大学(University of Adelaide)入门学术课程(IAP)学生的示范文本，以及2名印度尼西亚学生在IAP课堂上的批判性评论写作。使用体裁分析(Martin & Rose, 2003)和系统功能语言学(SFL)的欣赏框架(Martin & White, 2005)，该研究应用“体裁分析方法”(Nodoushan & Khakbaz, 2011, p.112)来分析和描述批判性评论文本的结构和语言使用。对图式结构的分析确定了5个阶段:引言、文章总结、文章分析、积极批判、文章分析、消极批判和结论。对评论性评论类型的评价目的有贡献的欣赏价值被分类为评价、构成和反应。在此基础上，本报告提出了结构和词汇资源的建议，以实现批评性评论文本的目的和表达评价意义。

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Journal of Research in Applied Linguistics LINGUISTICS-

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期刊介绍： The growth of Applied Linguistics as a separate discipline is a success story of the 1950s. The field has developed in many parts of the world and is clearly destined to continue developing well into the twenty-first century. Being concerned with pragmatically motivated study of language in social and cultural settings, Applied Linguistics brings together work in a wide array of fields, including linguistics, literary studies, history, anthropology, psychology, sociology, and economics. The purpose of Journal of Research in Applied Linguistics is to contribute to the development of the field, reflect the breadth of work in Applied Linguistics, and enable readers to share in the exciting new developments that are taking place at the present time. Journal of Research in Applied Linguistics (RALs) invites all Iranian and foreign linguists, applied linguists, and teaching practitioners to contribute to the journal by submitting papers under the following main headings: Applied Linguistics Literary Studies Translation Studies.