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Sharon Goodman

Lecturer (English Lang/App Linguistics)

The Open University Faculty of Education and Language Studies Centre for Language and Communication


Profile

Sharon Goodman joined the Open University as a Lecturer in 1994. She is a linguist whose research combines linguistics with an interest in visual communication, particularly in media texts. She was closely involved in the production of course materials for U214 Worlds of English, E301 The art of English, and EA300 Children's Literature.

Her main areas of academic interest are linguistics (particularly language and power, and sociolinguistics), semiotics, visual and verbal stylistics, and visual literacy, with particular interest in multi-modality in a variety of text types.  She currently oversees the undergraduate modules Worlds of English and The art of English.

Teaching Interests

English language and linguistics.

Publications

Authored Book
Coffin, Caroline; Curry, Mary Jane; Goodman, Sharon; Hewings, Ann; Lillis, Theresa and Swann, Joan (2003). Teaching Academic Writing: A Toolkit for Higher Education. London, UK: Routledge.
Goodman, Sharon; Lillis, Theresa; Maybin, Janet and Mercer, Neil (2003). Language, literacy and education: A reader. Stoke on Trent, UK: Trentham Books in association with The Open University.
Book Chapter
Goodman, Sharon (2007). Market forces speak English. In: Maybin, Janet; Mercer, Neil and Hewings, Ann eds. Using English. London, UK: Routledge, pp. 141–180.
Goodman, Sharon (2006). Literature and Technology. In: Goodman, Sharon ed. The Art of English: Literary Creativity. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 299–363.
Goodman, Sharon (2006). Word and Image. In: Goodman, Sharon ed. The Art of English: Literary Creativity. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 244–298.
Coffin, Caroline and Goodman, Sharon (2003). Academic writing in an electronic environment. In: Coffin, Caroline; Curry, Mary Jane; Goodman, Sharon; Hewings, Ann; Lillis, Theresa and Swann, Joan eds. Teaching Academic Writing: A Toolkit for Higher Education. London, UK: Routledge, pp. 130–157.
Goodman, Sharon and Swann, Joan (2003). Planning the assessment of student writing. In: Coffin, Caroline; Curry, Mary Jane; Goodman, Sharon; Hewings, Ann; Lillis, Theresa and Swann, Joan eds. Teaching Academic Writing: A Toolkit for Higher Education. London, UK: Routledge, pp. 73–100.