A HYBRID PEDAGOGICAL PROFESSIONAL GENRE FOR NOVICE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERS IN HONG KONG

Cindy Yu

A HYBRID PEDAGOGICAL PROFESSIONAL GENRE FOR NOVICE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERS IN HONG KONG

Cindy Yu

Department of English

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Abstract

English is one of the official languages in Hong Kong and is predominantly used in professional fields, particularly in written communication. However, little work has been done on exploring professional genres in the context of the Hong Kong workplace. This paper reports a multi-perspective genre analysis on a specialized professional training genre of novice engineers in Hong Kong – Training Logbook Entry. The genre functions as an assessment tool for engineer trainees during their training period. This paper discusses the hybrid nature of the genre as a pedagogical discourse produced in the workplace. The paper adopts Swales’ Move-Step model to discuss the rhetorical structure and linguistic characteristics of the Training Logbook Entry as a professional genre in the construction industry, by drawing evidence from a corpus of 110 logbook entries produced by 10 novice engineers in the field. This presentation addresses how the genre is characterized by its pedagogical function and professional content. It is hoped that the findings will provide insights for genre-based teaching and writing in ESP.

Original language	English
Pages	60
Publication status	Presented - 13 Mar 2019
Event	54th RELC International Conference & 5th Asia-Pacific LSP & Professional Communication Association Conference - SEAMEO Regional Language Centre , Singapore Duration: 11 Mar 2019 → 13 Mar 2019 https://www.relc.org.sg/facilities/conferences-events-2019

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Conference	54th RELC International Conference & 5th Asia-Pacific LSP & Professional Communication Association Conference
Place	Singapore
Period	11/03/19 → 13/03/19
Internet address	https://www.relc.org.sg/facilities/conferences-events-2019

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