学术英语中的体裁分析与实证研究

Genre Analysis and Empirical Research in EAP

运用体裁分析方法展开的学术英语写作研究是当前学术英语研究的热点,值得注意的方面包括体裁分析的语料来源、语料的对比方法、体裁分析的具体内容及其在教学中的运用。基于数据分析的实证研究是学术英语研究中最为普遍的研究方法,呈现出如下特点:语料库研究方法的广泛运用、定性研究占据主流且定量定性混合研究并不少见、数据描写和分析框架可供国内研究借鉴。把握当前学术英语研究的热点和方法对于国内学界开展学术英语的教学与研究具有重要参考价值。

Writing research from the perspective of genre analysis is the focus of the current English for Academic Purposes（EAP） research. Attention should be paid to data sources,date comparative methods,specific contents of genre analysis and its application in language teaching. Data-based empirical research,the most frequently used method in EAP research,is characterized by the wide application of corpus-based method,dominance of qualitative research as well as a number of qualitative/quantitative researches,and the framework of data description and analysis that Chinese researchers can draw on. Understanding the focus and method of the current EAP research is of great significance for its reference to the EAP teaching and research in China.