• The Blindness of Focusing. Pragmatic theories of communication and the challenge of validation 

      Ongstad, Sigmund (Reconceptualizing Educational Research Methodology;5(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      In this theoretical article it is argued that certain pragmatic approaches to language and communication are necessary to take into consideration when validating cultural, immanent 'objects' or cultural utterances. It is ...
    • Genre Constituents in “Reflections on Genre as Social Action”? A Search in Light of Four 1980s Key Texts 

      Ongstad, Sigmund (Discourse and Writing/Rédactologie (DW/R);Vol. 31 (2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-03)
      The article searches main components of genre in a special issue on genre in Discourse and Writing in 2020, asking what the key genre constituents are if genre is seen as a general semiotic concept. Possible constituents ...
    • The textbook task as a genre 

      Bakken, Jonas; Andersson-Bakken, Emilia (Journal of Curriculum Studies;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05-24)
      Schools today face the challenge of preparing students to live, work, and prosper in a rapidly changing world. As a response to this global challenge, Norway has adopted a national curriculum focusing on the development ...