Writing as Meaning-Making: A Systemic Functional Linguistic Approach to EFL Writing

By Winfred Wenhui Xuan

1. Introduction1.1. EFL writing in Mainland China
1.2. Significance of the book
1.3. Background of the book
1.4. Organization of the book
2. Theoretical underpinnings: writing as meaning-making
2.1. Systemic Functional Linguistics and EFL writing
2.2. The tradition of genre in EFL writing context
2.3. Writing as meaning-making and EFL writing studies
3. Text types and EFL writing
3.1. Genre analysis
3.2. Socio-semiotic analysis
3.3. Contextual analysis：field mode and tenor3.4. Summary
4. Experiential meaning-making in EFL writing
4.1. Operationalization of experiential meaning-making
4.2. The utilization of participant
4.3. The utilization of process type
4.4. The utilization of circumstance
4.5. Summary
5. Interpersonal meaning-making in EFL writing
5.1. Operationalization of interpersonal meaning-making
5.2. Modality and EFL interpersonal meaning-making
5.3. Modality type, orientation, value and polarity
5.4. Summary
6. Textual meaning-making in EFL writing
6.1. Operationalization of textual meaning-making
6.2. Theme and EFL textual meaning-making
6.3. Types of Themes
6.4. Thematic progression patterns
6.5. Macro-hyper Theme
6.6. Summary
7. Logical meaning-making in EFL writing
7.1. Clause complex and logical meaning-making
7.2. Clause simplexes VS clause complexes
7.3. Registerial comparison
7.4. Summary
8. Implications and discussions
8.1. EFL writing teacher training
8.2. EFL writing curriculum design
8.3. EFL writing teaching
9. Conclusion
9.1. Significance
9.2. Future directions

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811903190
• ISBN13: 9789811903199
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"