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Dr. Roger Nun -- Dr. John Adamson
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Title
Alternative Voice: Towards a New Protocol
Presenters
Dr. Roger Nunn
The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. John Adamson
University of Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Abstract:-
Building on research into academic writing and editorial systems (Nunn & Adamson, 2007; Adamson & Muller, 2008; Nunn, 2007; Nunn, 2008), we put forward in this paper a proposal for an alternative review process and a set of evaluation criteria for reviewing submissions which may be undervalued for failure to adhere to a more conformist approach to academic writing. With reference to questionnaire-based research across the Asian EFL Journal (AEJ) and JALT range of publications as well as actual papers which have been published in AEJ, we argue that this new process and protocol are needed to:-
1. include the more interpretivist, qualitative aspects of the “social turn” (Block, 2003) in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) research;
2. redefine academic writing competence to embrace Sperber and Wilson’s (1995) concept of “relevance”; and
3. include the authorial voice in an editorial “community of practice” (Lave & Wenger, 1991).
In practical terms, we will also illustrate new evaluation criteria and explain how an alternative process of review can be more dialogical in nature. This new protocol represents our concept of “relevance
Keywords: research into academic writing and editorial systems, alternative review process, alternative review process and a set of evaluation criteria for reviewing submissions
Bios:-
Roger Nunn has worked for over 30 years in seven different countries, including more than 22 in Asia. He is currently working at The Petroleum Institute, a new university in Abu Dhabi, where he teaches communications and research skills. He is also Senior Associate Editor of Asian EFL Journal. He has a Trinity College TEFL Diploma, an MA and Ph.D. in TEFL from the University of Reading, UK. His Ph.D. study was on teaching methodology and curriculum development across cultural boundaries in a Middle East setting. He has published widely on a variety of topics and is particularly interested in international and intercultural perspectives on language teaching.
John Adamson has been teaching in Europe and Asia for more than 20 years and is currently at Shinshu Honan College in Japan. He has an RSA Diploma in TEFLA and an MA and Ed.D. from Leicester University in Applied Linguistics. His doctorate research was in the area of inter-cultural interview communication with Thai learners. He teaches sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, Business and General English at college and company level. His publications focus on interview discourse, learning strategies and Business English methodology. He runs a local teacher research group and edits for various journals including Asian EFL Journal where he is an Associate Editor.
contact asian_efl_journal@yahoo.com
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