Genre Explained: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers about Genre-Based Instruction

by Ann Johns, Nigel A. Caplan, Christine Tardy

The idea of teaching writing through genres--rather than, say, through prescriptive forms, templates, and rhetorical modes--is intuitively appealing. Yet many teachers have questions, and they are absolutely right to ask them: What are genres? What is genre-based instruction? What do students write if they don't write essays? Isn't it easier to teach and learn five-paragraph essays? What's the role of language in genre teaching? And many more. These...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472039342
• ISBN13: 9780472039340
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press ELT
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"