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Language as a
Disguise for Information
Hunter’s ISmaps
Lawrie Hunter
Case study:
Cmaps in academic writing
Asian EAP PhD students of
academic writing for management.
KUT
3
Dimensions of
Media Object Compehensibility
Lawrie Hunter
Kochi University of Technology
http://www.core.kochi-tech.ac.jp/hunter/
KUT
Island of Shikoku
Information structures based curriculum
Critical Thinking
Asahi Press 2001
A writing and presentation
workbook,
6 units (6 genres)
in 30 lessons
Say What You Mean
KUT Press 2006
A writing and mapping
workbook,
5 units (5 genres)
in 30 lessons
Thinking in English
A writing and presentation
mapping text/workbook,
5 units (5 genres)
in 30 lessons
Language
as a disguise
for information
knowledge
information
data
is organized bits of
is organized bits of
Structures invariant across languages
Classification Cause-effect Value
Description Sequence Choice
Mohan, B.A. (1986) Language and Content.
Addison and Wesley.
Rhetorical structures
Argument
Information structures
Syntax structures
Grammar ‘structures’
Mohan’s knowledge structures
(1986)
Classification Cause-effect Value
Description Sequence Choice
Mohan's 'knowledge structures'
Comparison Pro-Con
Classification Cause-effect
Description Sequence
Hunter’s ‘information structures'
Hunter’s information structures
(1997)
Structures signaled in text
Rhetorical structures
Argument
Information structures
Syntax structures
Grammar ‘structures’
Hunter’s
information structure maps (2002)
Rhetorical structures
Argument
Information structures
Syntax structures
Grammar ‘structures’
This system
has
good enough
coverage
(80%+)
of the
information
structures
in
technical document content
to be a graphical pattern language.
hunter’s tools:
iconic?
granular
enough?
sufficient
coverage?
Description
Hunter’s infostructure maps
Description Classification
Hunter’s infostructure maps
<big
Description Classification
Degree
comparison
Hunter’s infostructure maps
<big
Description Classification
Degree
comparison
Attribute
comparison
Hunter’s infostructure maps
<big
Description Classification
Degree
comparison
Attribute
comparison
Contrast
!
Hunter’s infostructure maps
<big
Description Classification
Degree
comparison
Attribute
comparison
Sequence
Contrast
!
Hunter’s infostructure maps
<big
Description Classification
Degree
comparison
Attribute
comparison
Sequence Cause-effect
Contrast
!
Hunter’s infostructure maps
My friend
Canadian
English
teacher
57
DESCRIPTION
Hunter’s infostructure maps
CLASSIFICATION
Cars
sedans
station
wagonscoupes
Hunter’s infostructure maps
There are 3 types of M: A, B, and C.
Ms can be classified into A, B, and C.
A, B, and C are types of M.
<
big
old
COMPARISON (relative)
TokyoCalcutta
Hunter’s infostructure maps
A is ____er and ____er than B.
A is more ___ than B.
COMPARISON (by attribute)
red
M’s car K’s car
white
3 years
old
new
Hunter’s infostructure maps
A is ___ and ___, whereas B is ____ and ___.
SEQUENCE
find
bank
machine
put in
bank card
follow
directions
Hunter’s infostructure maps
First, then, next, after that, and, subsequently,
SEQUENCE
Sequence: First, then, next, after that, and, subsequently,
Condition: if, when, as, before, after, while
Hunter’s infostructure maps
CAUSE-EFFECT
rain
storm
be late
for
school
bus
cancelled
Hunter’s infostructure maps
CAUSE-EFFECT
linking words
Hunter’s
infostructure
maps
Power generating systems
General
generator
process
Make
steam
Rotate
turbines
Generate
electricity
Boil a
liquid
hunter systems
Power generating systems
General
generator
process
Make
steam
Rotate
turbines
Generate
electricity
Boil a
liquid
hunter systems
OTEC plant
Power generating systems
Generator:
general
process
boil
NH3
Make
steam
Rotate
turbines
Generate
electricity
Boil a
liquid
conventional
plants
OTEC
plants
boil
H2O
seawater
heat
fossil or
N-heat
steam
20C
steam
500C
low
power
high
power
zero
energy cost
high
energy cost
hunter systems
!
!
!
OTEC vs.
traditional
plants
Comparison
What structure can you see?
First, open the file and check it.
If the file is OK, choose Print
from the File menu and click
OK in the dialog box. Check the
print and if it’s okay, close the
file.
What structure can you see?
First, open the file and check it.
If the file is OK, choose Print
from the File menu and click
OK in the dialog box. Check the
print and if it’s okay, close the
file.
Research
complete
Your paper:
many grammar
problems?
Find an
editor
Editor
checks
English
Decide
services
grammar
only
readability
argument
Did the editor
damage your
meaning?
no
no
Decide
feedback
code
Mentor gives
feedback on
2 pages
SUBMIT!
Perfect?
no
You revise
next 2
pages
yes
Paper
finished?
no
You
revise
Do you want to
learn in this
process?
no
yes
Find a
mentor
yes yes
Did you do
dossier work
and apply the
patterns to your
writing?
no
Did you do
lots of rewrites
in TW2RW
HW?
no
yes
Do you
know how to
repair all the basic
meaning
problems
?
no
yes
yes
yes
Can you
write the paper
by yourself?
I think so
no
write
the
paper
Is it good
enough to
submit?
SUBMIT!
SUBMIT!
yes
not sure
-made with OmniGraffle
ISmaps for complex information
Use the infostructure links to map a text.
<big
Description Classification
Degree
comparison
Attribute
comparison
Sequence Cause-effect
Contrast
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Language as a disguise for information 3. ISmaps