Genre: what teachers think

Heather Kay and Tony Dudley-Evans

Over the last decade much of the writing on the concept of genre has been
intended for pedagogical contexts. But to what extent, and how success-
fully, are genre-based approaches used in classrooms? This article reports
on a multicultural workshop designed to allow participants to share their
expertise in and concerns about the field of genre. The experiences and
concerns of the participants indicate that while genre-based teaching ap-
proaches are largely viewed positively, there are many concerns to be
addressed-through research, practice, and dialogue. Genre, in short,
continues to be a controversial topic, though never a dull one.

Taken from ELT Journal Volume 52/4 (October 1998).

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You might be interested to know that the search function on version 2 of the CD-ROM shows that 65 out of the 699 documents included contain the word 'register'. These include:

English grammar and the Survey of English Usage by Liliane M. V. Haegeman
(Volume 36/4: July 1982)

Creating word-meaning awareness by Paula Jullian
(Volume 54/1: January 2000)

Abstracts as authentic material for EAP classes by Robert Morton
by Ian McGrath (Volume 53/3: July 1999)