[Assess graduate-level understanding of core systemic functional linguistics principles—metafunctions (ideational, interpersonal, textual), register variables (field, tenor, mode), genre as staged social process, and lexicogrammar/cohesion choices—and their application to analyzing and designing academic genres (research articles, lectures, student essays). Expect explanation of concepts, identification of register effects in short excerpts, and brief discussion of pedagogical implications for academic writing instruction.]