R esearch ad van ces: A n

A p p raisal S ystem A n alysis

of N ES Teach ers reason s
to im m ig rate to M exico.
Sandra Jurez Pacheco
Teresa A. Castineira Bentez
Facultad de Lenguas
Benemrita Universidad Autnoma de Puebla

O bjectives
*

To detect NESTs reasons to immigrate to

Mexico
* To analyze their reasons using the appraisal
framework.
Research questions:
RQ1. What are the reasons a native English
teacher immigrates to another country?
RQ2 How are these reasons represented in
terms of appraisal system?

Theoretical fram ew ork

What is appraisal?

Appraisal is used as a cover-all term to

encompass all evaluative uses of
language, including those by which
speakers/writers adopt particular
value positions or stances and by
which
they
negotiate
these
stances with either actual or
potential
respondents
(Martin,
2003)

Appraisalsub-system s/dom ains

Aff
ect
is concerned with registering

positive and negative feelings :

do we feel happy? Or sad,
confident or anxious, interested or
bored?... (Martin & White, 2005,
p. 42).

Aff
ect
_______
_______
_______
_______

covers emotions concerned with

desire/inclination
affairs of the heart
covers emotions concerned with
un/happiness
ecosocial well-being.
covers emotions concerned with
in/security
telos (the pursuit of goals)
Covers feelings that involve
dis/satisfaction intention (rather than reaction), It
covers fears and desires.

Judgem ent (hum an behaviour)

SOCIAL ESTEEM
social networks (family,
friends, colleagues)

SOCIAL SANCTION
legality and morality.

____ __
Normality

How special or
unusual?

Veracity

How honest?

____ __
Capacity

How capable,
competent?

Propriety

How far beyond

reproach, ethical?

____ __
Tenacity

How
dependable, well
disposed?

Appreciation
______ _

(evaluations of things)

reaction

___ ___
composition
___ ____
valuation

Does it catch our attention?

does it please us?
Was it hard to follow? Did it
hang together?
Was it worthwhile?

M ethodology
6 NESTs : 35 to 60 years old
7 to 30
Data collection procedure
Instruments 1.docx
Data analysis procedure

MNEST 1.docx MNEST 2.docx

MNEST 3.docx

Findings
FINDINGS.docx

Conclusion
in progress

Limitations:

Its not a generalizable result

Time from the participants
More words for the NEI

Basic Bibliography
Halliday (1994). An introduction to functional grammar.

London: Arnold.
Martin, J. R. (2002). Meaning beyond the clause: SFL
perspectives. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 22,
52-74.
Martin, J.R. and White, P.R.R. (2005) The language of
evaluation: Appraisal in English. New York: PalgraveMacmillan.
Secretara de Gobernacin, Subsecretara de Poblacin,
Migracin y Asuntos Religiosos, Unidad de Poltica
Migratoria, Centro de Estudios Migratorios e Instituto
Nacional de Migracin. Coordinacin. (2012) Sintesis
2012: Estadistica Migratoria. Mxico, D.F.: UPM.

Thank you!