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Abstract

The adherence to the discursive particularities imposed by the communicative and cultural situations of discourse is essential for conveying a message both intralingually and interlingually. As such, the concepts of genre and register are taught from a systemic functional perspective to the Translation and Interpreting and Communication and Public Relations students pursuing a bachelor’s degree at Politehnica University of Timișoara (Romania). The present study focuses on their opinions expressed through an online anonymised survey regarding a final project in which they analysed the register of a genre-relevant text. The survey findings revealed the students’ perceptions and attitudes towards learning about genre and register through project-based activities, highlighting that these supported their better understanding of the concepts and helped them develop essential professional soft skills.

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Keyword(s): field; genre; mode; project-based teaching and learning; register; systemic functional linguistics; tenor

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