Genre-Style Language Choice

1. Eng 102 Marshall University Dr. Jun Zhao Genre-Style Language Choice

2. Serious or professional subjects Professional audiences Impersonal point of view Complex sentences, often in the passive voices Professional vocabulary, abstract and technical No contractions, colloquial expressions, or non-standard forms Conventional grammar, standard document design Formal documentation, often with notes, bibliography High Style- formal, scientific, scholarly writing

3. Previous studies into the learning styles of EFL students have generally reported that they favor Kinesthetic and Tactile styles and disfavor Group styles. Reid (1987) reports that Chinese university students (N = 90) studying in the USA favored Kinesthetic and Tactile styles and disfavored Group styles. Melton (1990) found that Chinese (PRC) university students (N = 331) favored Kinesthetic, Tactile and Individual styles and disfavored Group styles. Humanities students favored Kinesthetic and Individual styles, while science students did not. Jones (1997) states that his Chinese (Taiwan) university students (N = 81) favored Kinesthetic and Tactile styles and disfavored Individual styles. The Singapore university students in Chu, Kitchen & Chew’s 1997 study (N = 318) favored Kinesthetic and Tactile styles and did not disfavor any styles.

4. Previous studies into the learning styles of EFL students have generally reported that they favor Kinesthetic and Tactile styles and disfavor Group styles. Reid (1987) reports that Chinese university students (N = 90) studying in the USA favored Kinesthetic and Tactile styles and disfavored Group styles. Melton (1990) found that Chinese (PRC) university students (N = 331) favored Kinesthetic, Tactile and Individual styles and disfavored Group styles. Humanities students favored Kinesthetic and Individual styles, while science students did not. Jones (1997) states that his Chinese (Taiwan) university students (N = 81) favored Kinesthetic and Tactile styles and disfavored Individual styles. The Singapore university students in Chu, Kitchen & Chew’s 1997 study (N = 318) favored Kinesthetic and Tactile styles and did not disfavor any styles. • Technical term -Sources documented • Impersonal perspective -complex sentences (about 20 words/sentence) - standard form, no contractions

5. Full range of topics General audience Range of perspectives, including I and You More often a human voice, not an institutional voice Sentences varied in complexity and length General vocabulary, more specific than abstract Some informal expressions (slang, contractions) Conventional grammar Middle-style- some academic writing

6. I have exercised like this — obsessively, a bit grimly — for years, but recently I began to wonder: Why am I doing this? Except for a two-year period at the end of an unhappy relationship — a period when I self-medicated with lots of Italian desserts — I have never been overweight. One of the most widely accepted, commonly repeated assumptions in our culture is that if you exercise, you will lose weight…. The conventional wisdom that exercise is essential for shedding pounds is actually fairly new. As recently as the 1960s, doctors routinely advised against rigorous exercise, particularly for older adults who could injure themselves. Today doctors encourage even their oldest patients to exercise, which is sound advice for many reasons: People who regularly exercise are at significantly lower risk for all manner of diseases — those of the heart in particular. They less often develop cancer, diabetes and many other illnesses. But the past few years of obesity research show that the role of exercise in weight loss has been wildly overstated.

7. I have exercised like this — obsessively, a bit grimly — for years, but recently I began to wonder: Why am I doing this? Except for a two-year period at the end of an unhappy relationship — a period when I self-medicated with lots of Italian desserts — I have never been overweight. One of the most widely accepted, commonly repeated assumptions in our culture is that if you exercise, you will lose weight…. The conventional wisdom that exercise is essential for shedding pounds is actually fairly new. As recently as the 1960s, doctors routinely advised against rigorous exercise, particularly for older adults who could injure themselves. Today doctors encourage even their oldest patients to exercise, which is sound advice for many reasons: People who regularly exercise are at significantly lower risk for all manner of diseases — those of the heart in particular. They less often develop cancer, diabetes and many other illnesses. But the past few years of obesity research show that the role of exercise in weight loss has been wildly overstated. General audience, topics - perspective from I, to You, to They (human voice) - varied sentences (active voice, passive voice, sentence length) - general vocabulary, no unfamiliar terms (if there are, they are explained) -informal documentation, without notes, sources -conventional grammar, correct forms

8. Everyday topic In-group readers Highly personal point of view, lots of I, me, you, we, us, etc. (personal pronoun) Shorter sentences and irregular constructions, sentence fragments Colloquial expressions resembling speech Unconventional grammar, forms, mechanics Low style- personal, informal, playful

9. (Someone) is exiting Corbly Hall and heading home for a night of drinking around. Woohoo • the dude wishes you a happy b-day. have a vegan white russian and celebrate! • baby bunny sleeping in high chair to the soothing sounds of B-tribe • In group readers -everyday subject • Highly personal point of view • -unconventional grammar, shorter sentences, fragments. Colloquial expressions resembling speech • Vocabulary from pop culture to the street