NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Publication Date
In 20260
Since 20250
Since 2022 (last 5 years)0
Since 2017 (last 10 years)0
Since 2007 (last 20 years)1
Descriptor
Academic Discourse1
Case Studies1
College Faculty1
Computational Linguistics1
Creativity1
Discourse Analysis1
English for Academic Purposes1
Faculty Evaluation1
Faculty Promotion1
Familiarity1
Figurative Language1
Humor1
Language Styles1
Reports1
Tenure1
Writing Strategies1
More ▼
Source
English for Specific Purposes1
Author
Hyon, Sunny1
Publication Type
Journal Articles1
Reports - Research1
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing one result Save | Export
Convention and Inventiveness in an Occluded Academic Genre: A Case Study of Retention-Promotion-Tenure Reports
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hyon, Sunny – English for Specific Purposes, 2008
Among Swales' (1996) list of occluded academic genres, retention-promotion-tenure (RPT) evaluations have been little studied. These evaluative reports, however, can inform EAP researchers, teachers, and students about ways that writers both follow and transgress discourse conventions to fulfill various purposes through an institutional text.…
Descriptors: Creativity, Tenure, Figurative Language, Familiarity