abstract genre-based approach has been the focus of interest in the teaching of language since the mid1980s. genre is defined in terms of the use of language in conventionalized communicative settings. the present study made an attempt to scrutinize the effects of genre-based pedagogy on iranian pre-intermediate efl leaners' reading comprehension as well as the interaction between their re...

The project discussed in this article focuses on the creation of web genre benchmarks (a.k.a. web genre reference corpora or web genre test collections), i.e. newly conceived test collections against which it will be possible to judge the performance of future genre-enabled web applications. The creation of web genre benchmarks is of key importance for the next generation of web applications be...

Literary genres are commonly viewed as being defined in terms of content and style. In this paper, we focus on one particular type of content feature, namely lexical expressions of emotion, and investigate the hypothesis that emotion-related information correlates with particular genres. Using genre classification as a testbed, we compare a model that computes lexiconbased emotion scores global...

This paper examines the heavy metal genre as a popular form of apocalypticism, i.e., warning reminder or “premediation” potentially (large-scale) lethal crises. By confronting audience with disturbing, seemingly exaggerated scenarios disease, chaos, war, and horror, builds barriers in culture against what philosopher Günther Anders has called “apocalyptic blindness.” The genre, then, offers kin...

This article explores militarism as a function of, and response to, ontological insecurity through speculative fictions of zombie apocalypse, specifically the 2013 film World War Z (WWZ). It begins with question: why is apocalypse so terrible for women? The genre relies on existing political social conditions to articulate anxieties vulnerabilities present avenues resistance or, I argue case WW...

Wedding invitations (WIs), as a uniquely socially and culturally constructed genre, provide a distinct opportunity  to  compare  the  sociocultural values of different  speech  communities  as reflected  in  the  textual  content  and  organization  of  the  different  moves.  Students  can  be exposed  to  this  genre  and  its  different moves  using  a  genre-based  pedagogy. Genre-based ped...

Despite the crucial role of introductory sections in argumentative academic writing, the effects of genre- based approaches to writing introductory paragraphs have not been much explored yet. The present study aimed to investigate whether the provision of genre knowledge through modeling and non-modeling could enhance learners’ ability in writing introductory paragraphs of argumentative essays....