The Language of Employability: A Corpus-Based Analysis of UK University Websites

by Maria Fotiadou

Book Overview

This book employs a corpus-based Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) methodology to analyse the language used by university careers services in the UK. Drawing on a corpus which includes the public-facing websites of careers services from 24 Russell Group and 34 Post-92 universities, the author highlights some of the potentially problematic 'common-sense' views and ideas that are currently promoted to students using these services. She argues that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031102541
• ISBN13: 9783031102547
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"