FINAL ASSIGNMENTS: THEORY AND METHODS OF GENRE ANALYSIS


I. GENRE ANALYSIS – ORAL PRESENTATION (deadline: 10 December 2014)

- 10 minutes

- it should include at least 2-3 approaches to genre analysis plus reasons for using them, try to
be interactive – ask questions, ask for feedback and insights from the audience

- Introduction: description of the genre, approaches used

- Main part: analysis of the genre, how the approaches helped in analyzing it

- Conclusion: summary, emphasize important information

- upload the whole presentation into the IS (Homework Vaults – “Genre Analysis – Oral
Presentations”)


II. GENRE ANALYSIS – WRITTEN WORK (deadline: 15 January 2015)

- 4 to 5 pages (1000 – 1250 words)

- use academic style of writing

- it should include at least 2-3 approaches plus reasons for using them, at least 2-3x cite or
re-phrase authors from suggested reading (mainly Silverblatt)

- link the citations and re-phrasing into your writing so that it makes sense and reads well

- use appropriate citation format
(http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_understand_plagiarism_1/6/1668/427113.cw/index.html)

- Introduction: description of the genre, underlying theory about approaches to genre analysis

- Main part: analysis of the genre – should have a clear structure, always provide reasons for the
gained insights and used approaches

- Conclusion: summarize the most important information (What do the insights gained from the
analysis tell us about the genre?)

- upload the written analysis into the IS (Homework Vaults - “Genre Analysis – Written Work”)