Comments on: Academic criticism https://languageonthemove.com/academic-criticism/ Multilingualism, Intercultural communication, Consumerism, Globalization, Gender & Identity, Migration & Social Justice, Language & Tourism Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:18:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: khan https://languageonthemove.com/academic-criticism/#comment-10177 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 12:53:53 +0000 http://www.languageonthemove.com/?p=12798#comment-10177 Dear Professor Ingrid,

An eye opener for me. Thanks very much.

Warm regards
Khan

]]> By: Ingrid Piller https://languageonthemove.com/academic-criticism/#comment-10170 Sat, 27 Oct 2012 05:41:32 +0000 http://www.languageonthemove.com/?p=12798#comment-10170 In reply to khan.

Thanks, Khan. The Dilbert Blog has a neat little categorization of the types of peer reviewers one is likely to encounter:

  • 1. Asshole
    2. Biased egomaniac
    3. Nice person who doesn’t want to make people feel bad
    4. Too busy to put any quality thought into it
    5. Person with low self-esteem who doesn’t want others to succeed in his or her field
    6. Coward who doesn’t want to rock the boat

    • Rings true to me – we are all human but peer review is still the best conceivable method to assess the value of research …

    ]]>         By: khan https://languageonthemove.com/academic-criticism/#comment-10168 Sat, 27 Oct 2012 03:34:35 +0000 http://www.languageonthemove.com/?p=12798#comment-10168 Very important topic. I just want to offer you a real case of academic criticism. I submitted a chapter for an edited volume. The chapter assesses the conceptual, metodologogical and analytical frameworks in LPP scholarship in Pakistan. One of the editors has particularly asked to remove the following expressions: ‘ The fundamental problem with Mr. X methods is’ and the expression ‘ such scholarship rest fundamentally on flawed assumptions of language and society’.

    Do you think local academic culture affect the perceptions and practices on academic criticism? The expressions ‘ fundamental problems’ and ‘flawed assumptions’ will not be interpreted aculturally?

    The other editor was fine with these expressions.

    ]]>         By: Saeed https://languageonthemove.com/academic-criticism/#comment-10118 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 07:56:14 +0000 http://www.languageonthemove.com/?p=12798#comment-10118 Dear Dr. Babaii,
    I will be looking forward to your talk.

    Best wishes,
    Saeed

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