⊿ Point. {R} Glossary. ◢ Keyword: G. ◥ University. {q} PhD. {tr} Training. ⚫ UK. ↂ EndNote. ☢️ UoA. ☢️ Textual. ☢️ Semiotics. ☢️ {PM} Network. ☢️ Narrative. ☢️ Multivariate. ☢️ Ideological. ☢️ Genre. ☢️ Discourse. ☢️ Data Analysis. ☢️ CBA. ☢️ Content A' ☢️ Archival A' ☝️ Weerakkody. Genre studies. Branch of general critical theory Genre studies is an academic subject which studies genre theory as a branch of general critical theory in several different fields, including art, literature, linguistics, rhetoric and composition studies.
Linguistic genre studies can be roughly divided into two schools, Systemic Functional Linguistics or "SFL", and English for Specific Purposes or "ESP. " SFL scholars believe that language structure is an integral part of a text's social context and function.[1] SFL scholars often conduct research that focuses on genres' usefulness in pedagogy. ESP also examines the pedagogical implications of genre, focusing in particular on genre analysis as a means to help non-native English speakers to use the language and its conventions. A third approach developed from scholarship in New Rhetorics, principally Carolyn R. Literary and linguistic branches[edit] Systemic functional linguistics[edit] English for Specific Purposes[edit] Rhetorical Genre Studies (RGS)[edit]