Genre Analysis of Media Texts

The interface between genre analysis and the teaching of ESP courses in an EFL setting would be a relevant issue if one considers the growing number of students majoring in journalism or in English language studies. Thus, exploring the structures, strategies and social functions of newspaper editorials would be of great importance in ESP courses. Through a genre analysis of editorials culled from the editorials of The New York Times, the present study is aimed at exploring the moves employed in the editorials for certain communicative purposes. The results of the study indicated that newspaper editorials make use of certain moves that are usually textually realized through certain linguistic forms. The study has suggested some pedagogical implications for the EFL/ESP teachers.