Writing as Meaning-Making: A Systemic Functional Linguistic Approach to EFL Writing

Author:   Winfred Wenhui Xuan
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
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Pages:   338
Publication Date:   09 April 2023
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Winfred Wenhui Xuan
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Imprint:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
Weight:   0.563kg
ISBN:  

9789811903229


ISBN 10:   9811903220
Pages:   338
Publication Date:   09 April 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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1. Introduction1.1. EFL writing in Mainland China 1.2. Significance of the book 1.3. Background of the book 1.4. Organization of the book 2. Theoretical underpinnings: writing as meaning-making 2.1. Systemic Functional Linguistics and EFL writing 2.2. The tradition of genre in EFL writing context 2.3. Writing as meaning-making and EFL writing studies 3. Text types and EFL writing 3.1. Genre analysis 3.2. Socio-semiotic analysis 3.3. Contextual analysis:field mode and tenor3.4. Summary 4. Experiential meaning-making in EFL writing 4.1. Operationalization of experiential meaning-making 4.2. The utilization of participant 4.3. The utilization of process type 4.4. The utilization of circumstance 4.5. Summary 5. Interpersonal meaning-making in EFL writing 5.1. Operationalization of interpersonal meaning-making 5.2. Modality and EFL interpersonal meaning-making 5.3. Modality type, orientation, value and polarity 5.4. Summary 6. Textual meaning-making in EFL writing 6.1. Operationalization of textual meaning-making 6.2. Theme and EFL textual meaning-making 6.3. Types of Themes 6.4. Thematic progression patterns 6.5. Macro-hyper Theme 6.6. Summary 7. Logical meaning-making in EFL writing 7.1. Clause complex and logical meaning-making 7.2. Clause simplexes VS clause complexes 7.3. Registerial comparison 7.4. Summary 8. Implications and discussions 8.1. EFL writing teacher training 8.2. EFL writing curriculum design 8.3. EFL writing teaching 9. Conclusion 9.1. Significance 9.2. Future directions

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​Dr Winfred Wenhui Xuan is a full-time lecturer at the College of Professional and Continuing Education, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, where he teaches courses on academic English and communication studies. An associate editor of the Asian EFL Journal, his research interests include Systemic Functional Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, EAP Writing, and Research Synthesis in Language Studies. His works have appeared in WORD, Functional Linguistics, Applied Linguistics Review, The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, Asian EFL Journal and Asia-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education. 

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