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Discovering and Teaching the Grammar of Academic Writing A workshop in Systemic Functional Linguistics
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Discovering and Teaching the Grammar of Academic WritingA workshop in Systemic Functional Linguistics
A Functional View of Grammar
A Functional View of Grammar
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A Functional View of Grammar
Derewianka & Jones, Teaching Language in Context (Oxford, 2012)
For example …
Today’s workshop
Adventures in SFL
Adventures in SFLthe disorders of the central nervous
system (CNS)
understanding the complex functionality of the human brain
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
powerful tool in both research and clinical areas, helping further the understanding of brain functions
Ahhh … that’s better
disorders of the central nervous system controls mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of humans
understanding the complex functionality of the human brain
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
the further understanding of brain functions in both research and clinical areas
Three Paragraph Patterns
Linking (Old-New Information) – “Zig-zag”
New information
Theme (old) New information
Theme (old)
Repeated/Constant Theme
uper Theme (“Fan” Pattern)
StarbucksThe Starbucks employee manual
The employees
This coffeehouse Starbucks
the experience of the individual, the two concepts are related An increase in the customer’s satisfaction with their Starbucks experience
The employees a barista
Magnus Ljung origination of curse words and how they evolvedHe 1198 and 1166 BC
These initial uses
The Bible Modern curse words
During this timePeople
In the last hundred years
Grammar Toolkit for Controlling Theme
•The employees •This coffeehouse •He •During this time •In the last hundred years
Grammar Toolkit for Controlling Theme
usesdevelopment
increase satisfaction
Grammar Toolkit for Controlling Theme
•The employees are encouragedwere
meant•These initial uses contain
has become •Modern curse words … come into existence
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