Expressing Critical Thinking through Disciplinary Texts: Insights from Five Genre Studies

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Dr Ian Bruce (University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand)

Expressing Critical Thinking through Disciplinary Texts

Insights from Five Genre Studies

Dr Ian Bruce (University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand)

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Bloomsbury Academic
27 January 2022

Semantics; ELT: English for specific purposes

Exploring how critical thinking is expressed in writing, this book investigates the specific linguistic elements involved in this process. Ian Bruce takes a genre-based approach to compare the textual expression of critical thinking in samples of academic, professional and journalistic writing, using five studies to examine the similarities and differences in the elements deployed across different genres.

Looking at phenomena such as the relations between propositions and words which express the writer’s personal attitude, content-organizing patterns, and the role of metaphor, this book highlights the most important contributory factors in the expression of critical thinking. Providing an in-depth exploration of how it is articulated through different types of specialist writing, this book provides a lens to both examine texts and to identify and practice this skill.

By: Dr Ian Bruce (University of Waikato Hamilton New Zealand)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 304g
ISBN: 9781350193086
ISBN 10: 1350193089
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 27 January 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ian Bruce is Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Reviews for Expressing Critical Thinking through Disciplinary Texts: Insights from Five Genre Studies

This book represents a flowering of many years of Bruce’s published work in the area. His theoretical analysis of how different genres actualize critical thinking will serve as an important resource to educators seeking to help their learners to understand the often-unspoken rules of their respective academic communities. * Gregory Hadley, Professor of Sociolinguistics and Western Cultural Studies, Niigata University, Japan * ‘Critical thinking’ is widely vaunted as a must-have attribute in education and the modern workplace. What it means, though, is nebulous. Anyone wanting to know what ‘critical thinking’ actually looks like in writing should read this book. Ian Bruce brings his own take on genre analysis to bear on diverse texts to show it’s more complex than many might believe. By revealing key features of critical thinking, this book should be of real value to scholars and educators wishing to demonstrate or teach this essential skill. * Karl Maton, Professor and Director of the LCT Centre for Knowledge-Building, University of Sydney, Australia *