genre analysis of the reading passage in two english textbook series in hongkong

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1、GenreAnalysisOfTheReadingPassagesInTwoEnglishTextbookSeriesInHongKongTSANGWINGCHIWENDYDissertationpresentedinpartfulfillmentoftherequirementsofthedegreeofMasterofEducation,theUniversityofHongKongAugust1999TableofContentsAbstractDeclarationChapter1Introduction1.1Thebackground31.2Re

2、searchquestions51.3Previewofchapters5Chapter2LiteratureReview2.1Studiesrelatedtheimportanceof7genresinELT2.2StudiesrelatedtheroleofHtextbooksineducation2.3Problemofauthenticity142.4Conclusion15Chapter3Methodology3.1Overallanalyticalframework173.2Materials193.3Procedures193.4Readab

3、ilitytest273.5Constructvalidity303.6Problemsarising31Chapter4MacroLevelAnalysis4.1Genericstudy334.2Fieldstudy384.3Conclusion39Chapter5MicroLevelAnalysis5.1Book1analysis415.2Book2analysis485.3Book3analysis535.4Book4analysis595.5Book5analysis675.6Conclusion75Chapter6EmergentFeatures

4、fromthestudy6.1Genericfeaturesofpassagesin76HongKongtextbooks6.2Implications836.3Limitationofthestudy846.4Conclusion85Bibliography87AppendicesAppendixISummaryoftextfeaturesofdifferentgenresAppendix2Book1analysisIVAppendix3Book2analysisIXAppendix4Book3analysisxivAppendix5Book4analy

5、sisXVlllAppendix6Book5analysisxxivAbstractInrecentyears,increasingemphasishasbeenplacedonthenotionofgenreinthelanguagelearningclassroom.Theconceptofgenreprovidesteachersandstudentswithausefulframeworktounderstandwhyadiscourseisthewayitis,throughaconsiderationofitssocialcontextandi

6、tspurpose.Theoryandpracticebothsuggestthattextqualityintextbookshasasignificantimpactonlearning.InviewoftheimportantroleplayedbytextbooksinHongKongclassrooms,thisstudyexaminestherangeofgenresandthegenericfeaturesintwoseriesofsecondaryEnglishtextbooks.Prevailingtheoriesofthestudyof

7、text,genresandtheirimportanceintextbooksarepresentedandusedtoformulateaframeworkforthestudy.Thefocusoftheanalysisisthemainreadingpassagesofeachunit.Thegenericandfieldstudiesaredoneatthemacrolevel.Thelinguisticandstructuralfeaturesareexaminedatthemicrolevelandselectedtextsarechosen

8、foramoredetailedanalysis.Thereada