Albert Agbesi Wornyo
Biographic Data
| ID | 6707403 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Albert Agbesi Wornyo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Albert Agbesi |
| FAMILY NAME | Wornyo |
| SIGNATURE | WORNYO A A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Education, Winneba |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1142-658X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
‘We mean more than what we say on air’
This study explores the interactional metadiscourse resources employed on a Ghanaian television talk show and the communicative functions of these resources in persuading the target audience of the show. Five episodes of the television talk show prior to the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections in Ghana were gathered as data and qualitatively analyzed using Hyland’s metadiscourse theory. The findings indicate that interlocutors on the ta…
A critical discourse analysis of selected animated cartoons of African origin
Animated cartoons provide entertainment for children. In addition, they serve as agents of socialization. The content of animated cartoons is capable of changing, molding and influencing the thoughts and actions of children. Using Thompson’s Modes of Ideology, this study provides a critical discourse analysis of the ideologies projected in three selected animated cartoons of African origin and how the projected ideologies are portrayed. Data were…
Rhetorical strategy preferences in newspaper editorials
Newspaper editorials have been found to follow the same structure across cultures but tend to vary in how they realize their rhetorical strategies. Contextual factors are said to influence rhetorical strategies of editorials. This study examines the rhetorical strategies used in the editorials of the Daily Graphic of Ghana and the New York Times of the United States. The study is based on the theory of intercultural rhetoric which proposes that t…
Teaching Academic Writing Skills using Intercultural Rhetoric Approach The Criticisms and Intercultural Communication
This paper seeks to point out that intercultural rhetoric pedagogical recommendations for teaching academic writing skills promote second language socialization and intercultural communication and do not merit the criticisms raised against them. It outlines the pedagogical recommendations of intercultural rhetoric researchers, presents the arguments that have been raised against the recommendations and points out that the recommendations support …
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Teaching Academic Writing Skills using Intercultural Rhetoric Approach The Criticisms and Intercultural Communication
This paper seeks to point out that intercultural rhetoric pedagogical recommendations for teaching academic writing skills promote second language socialization and intercultural communication and do not merit the criticisms raised against them. It outlines the pedagogical recommendations of intercultural rhetoric researchers, presents the arguments that have been raised against the recommendations and points out that the recommendations support …
Rhetorical strategy preferences in newspaper editorials
Newspaper editorials have been found to follow the same structure across cultures but tend to vary in how they realize their rhetorical strategies. Contextual factors are said to influence rhetorical strategies of editorials. This study examines the rhetorical strategies used in the editorials of the Daily Graphic of Ghana and the New York Times of the United States. The study is based on the theory of intercultural rhetoric which proposes that t…
‘We mean more than what we say on air’
This study explores the interactional metadiscourse resources employed on a Ghanaian television talk show and the communicative functions of these resources in persuading the target audience of the show. Five episodes of the television talk show prior to the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections in Ghana were gathered as data and qualitatively analyzed using Hyland’s metadiscourse theory. The findings indicate that interlocutors on the ta…
A critical discourse analysis of selected animated cartoons of African origin
Animated cartoons provide entertainment for children. In addition, they serve as agents of socialization. The content of animated cartoons is capable of changing, molding and influencing the thoughts and actions of children. Using Thompson’s Modes of Ideology, this study provides a critical discourse analysis of the ideologies projected in three selected animated cartoons of African origin and how the projected ideologies are portrayed. Data were…
Linguistics (4 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Comics and Graphic Narratives (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Rhetoric (2 works) · Rhetorical question (2 works) · Critical discourse analysis (1 work)