1. My use of discourse analysis (DA) in my project Monica Behrend 23 April 2006

2. Student text Computer Crime, Information Warfare and Security is important issue in the world wide. This report is briefly discussing the computer Crime, Information Warfare and Security and compares their environment in Hong Kong and Australia. The trends are identified using data from the latest computer crime and security survey for HKCERT and AusCERT survey reports. Bothes countries acknowledge the major computer attack are come from out comer (81% in Australia, 42.9% attacks for oversea and 19.3% locally in HK). Infection from Virus, Worms or Trojans was most common for Australia (64%) and Hong Kong (94.5%). The cost of the electronic attack in Australia (AUS$13 million) and Hong Kong (HK$0.85 million). Bothes of countries are high using the Antivirus software and firewall to protect their organisation networks. The reporting of the electric attack to relative Centre that seems Australia (67%) more active then Hong Kong (2.8% and 0.9% report to HK police and HKCERT). The protection of the information for both of countries is also having improvement compare for the previous year.

3. Student text 1.What can you say about this text? 2.What can you say about the cultural & linguistic dimensions related to the writing process and the product?

4. Discourse analysis Alison Lee DA as ‘contemporary site of struggle’ Language – words construct meaning in systems of meanings in relation to other meanings according to the codes culturally available Through DA construct a model of the world With DA answers are not in the method, but in the questions we are attending to.

5. Discourse analysis Language used in social contexts various disciplines complex – many processes, theoretical approaches, more than a method suit epistemology, context, purpose DA features – ‘complex web of similarities’ (naturally occurring language, beyond text, enabling social action, relationship between text and context, critical approaches) multi-perspectived methodology (Crichton 2005): inter-contextual, interactional, language => deep & accurate insight into complex situations

6. Context Research focus What are cultural and linguistic dimensions for transnational students using online resources for academic writing? Participants Final year undergraduate Computer Science part-time EFL students in Hong Kong studying in an institutional partnership arrangement (UniSA & HKBU) My background A learning adviser who provides face-to-face language support for on-campus students and questions the nature of cultural & linguistic factors influencing online support

7. Student text Computer Crime, Information Warfare and Security is important issue in the world wide. This report is briefly discussing the computer Crime, Information Warfare and Security and compares their environment in Hong Kong and Australia. The trends are identified using data from the latest computer crime and security survey for HKCERT and AusCERT survey reports. Bothes countries acknowledge the major computer attack are come from out comer (81% in Australia, 42.9% attacks for oversea and 19.3% locally in HK). Infection from Virus, Worms or Trojans was most common for Australia (64%) and Hong Kong (94.5%). The cost of the electronic attack in Australia (AUS$13 million) and Hong Kong (HK$0.85 million). Bothes of countries are high using the Antivirus software and firewall to protect their organisation networks. The reporting of the electric attack to relative Centre that seems Australia (67%) more active then Hong Kong (2.8% and 0.9% report to HK police and HKCERT). The protection of the information for both of countries is also having improvement compare for the previous year.

8. Cultural & linguistic dimensions of academic writing

10. Language perspective

11. Cultural & linguistic dimensions of academic writing Language perspective Situational perspective

12. Cultural & linguistic dimensions of academic writing Language perspective Situational perspective Contextual perspective

13. Cultural & linguistic dimensions of academic writing Language perspective Situational perspective Contextual perspective Participants (actors) interviews – themes, interpreters, interlocuters online discussion inference – use of English, mismatches, achievement motivation Construction interviews - lecturers online – researcher

14. Cultural & linguistic dimensions of academic writing Language perspective Situational perspective Contextual perspective Macro– socio-cultural (values, structure, processes) Meso- institutional (expectations, identities, relationships) interview; questionnaire, literature

15. Cultural & linguistic dimensions of academic writing Language perspective Situational perspective Contextual perspective Texts-2 reports, exam Halliday (SFG) context of culture-genre context of situation register- setting FTM meanings - EIT

16. Discussion 1.In what ways might the suggested methodology provide a way to explore cultural & linguistic dimensions of academic writing? 2.What are the strengths or weaknesses of the model?

17. Cultural & linguistic dimensions of academic writing Language perspective Situational perspective Contextual perspective

18. Cultural & linguistic dimensions of academic writing Language perspective Situational perspective Contextual perspective Cultural & linguistic dimensions of academic writing Language perspective Situational perspective Contextual perspective

19. Cultural & linguistic dimensions of academic writing Language perspective Situational perspective Contextual perspective Cultural & linguistic dimensions of academic writing Language perspective Situational perspective Contextual perspective Actors & language Language & context Actors & context

20. Questions / comments?

21. Student text Computer Crime, Information Warfare and Security is important issue in the world wide. This report is briefly discussing the computer Crime, Information Warfare and Security and compares their environment in Hong Kong and Australia. The trends are identified using data from the latest computer crime and security survey for HKCERT and AusCERT survey reports. Bothes countries acknowledge the major computer attack are come from out comer (81% in Australia, 42.9% attacks for oversea and 19.3% locally in HK). Infection from Virus, Worms or Trojans was most common for Australia (64%) and Hong Kong (94.5%). The cost of the electronic attack in Australia (AUS$13 million) and Hong Kong (HK$0.85 million). Bothes of countries are high using the Antivirus software and firewall to protect their organisation networks. The reporting of the electric attack to relative Centre that seems Australia (67%) more active then Hong Kong (2.8% and 0.9% report to HK police and HKCERT). The protection of the information for both of counties is also having improvement compare for the previous year.

22. Cultural & linguistic dimensions of academic writing Language perspective Situational perspective Contextual perspective Participants (actors) interviews – themes, interpreters, interlocuters online discussion inference – use of English, mismatches, achievement motivation Construction interviews - lecturers online – researcher

23. Cultural & linguistic dimensions of academic writing Language perspective Situational perspective Contextual perspective Macro– socio-cultural (values, structure, processes) Meso- institutional (expectations, identities, relationships) interview; questionnaire, literature

24. Cultural & linguistic dimensions of academic writing Language perspective Situational perspective Contextual perspective Texts-2 reports, exam Halliday (SFG) context of culture-genre context of situation register- setting FTM meanings - EIT

25. Cultural & linguistic dimensions of academic writing Language perspective Situational perspective Contextual perspective Cultural & linguistic dimensions of academic writing Language perspective Situational perspective Contextual perspective Actors & language Language & context Actors & context

26. Finally … As a DA approach what are the possibilities? What are issues with approach? …