Academic Discourse and Genre

This blog will be about the genres found in the journal I selected.

Sotelo, Mary. "Academic Sources" 09/10/2010 via wikispaces. Public Domain Dedication License 

There seem to be three main genres published in this journal: Research Paper, Podcast, Opinion. 

Research Paper: This is entirely factual based genre and is used to inform their peer on what they found in some research they conducted. It meets the expectation of the audience because it presents data and also analyzes the data presented.

Podcast: Similar to the research paper, the podcast genre is used to inform peers on the research they recently conducted. It meets the audience expectation by presenting data in an easy to follow audio format .

Opinion: This genre is used to suggest for more research or for people to look at something different on a specific topic. There are facts to back why they think the way they do and to persuade others to think similarly. It meets the audience expectations because it encourages them into a new way of viewing a certain topic.