总序
导读
Author Biosketch xvii
Preface xviii
SECTION I RECONCEPTUALIZING GRAMMAR, CURRICULUM, AND PEDAGOGY 1
Chapter 1 Rethinking the Role of Grammar in Postsecondary English Education 3
1.1 The Grammar Fatigue Syndrome 3
1.2 Are College Students Truly Grammatically Proficient? 6
1.3 Why Is a Content-Driven Model of CBI Not the Solution? 12
1.4 It’s Time for a Language-Driven Model of CBI 14
1.5 The Imperative for Functional Grammar 17
1.6 Conclusion 20
Chapter 2 Functional Grammar for English Teachers 21
2.1 Grammars for Language/Literacy Teaching 21
2.2 Key Principles 23
2.3 Text 25
2.4 Clause and Sentence 26
2.5 Context 27
2.6 Cohesion and Coherence 29
2.7 Genre 31
2.8 Register 33
2.9 Function/Metafunction/Meaning 34
2.10 System 34
2.11 Choice 47
2.12 Conclusion 50
Chapter 3 Redesigning English Curriculum and Pedagogy
for Higher Education 52
3.1 Introduction 52
3.2 A Functional Model of Language 53
3.3 Linguistic Variation Across Academic Disciplines 55
3.4 Implications for English Education 66
3.5 Conclusion 79
SECTION II TEACHING READING 81
Chapter 4 Understanding Text Complexity and Text Difficulty 83
4.1 Introduction 83
4.2 Deconstructing Text Complexity 84
4.3 Understanding Text Difficulty 88
4.4 Linguistic Sources of Comprehension Difficulties in Complex Texts 91
4.5 A Pedagogical Heuristic for Working with Complex Texts 100
4.6 Conclusion 103
Chapter 5 Scaffolding Close Reading of Academic Texts 104
5.1 Language, Knowledge and Schooling 104
5.2 Instructional Models of Close Reading 106
5.3 Teaching Close Reading Through Functional Grammar Analysis 111
5.4 Conclusion 123
Chapter 6 Promoting Critical Literacy in Disciplinary Learning 124
6.1 Literacy and Disciplinary Learning 124
6.2 Reading Science 125
6.3 SFL for Critical Reading 127
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