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Interactional Metadiscourse Analysis of ESL Learners’ Essays

Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 2022
This study analysed interactional metadiscourse markers on 40 expository essays by ESL learners from hard and soft science courses based on metadiscourse table of Hyland (2005). The study aimed to examine whether both groups used the same amount and type, and whether learners in different course groups differed in their selected metadiscourse. There
Masliza Mat Zali, Razifa Mohd Razlan, Raja Mariam Raja Baniamin, Roszainora Setia   +3 more
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Metadiscourse Markers Revisited in EFL Context: The Case of Iranian Academic Learners’ Perception of Written Texts [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Applied Language Studies, 2011
Moving in line with the postulation that metadiscourse (MD) markers help transform a dry and tortuous piece of text into a coherent and reader-friendly one, the researchers in the current study attempted to investigate the effect different metadiscourse ...
Parviz Alavinia, Sahar Zarza
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The use of interactional metadiscourse features to present a textual voice: A case study of undergraduate writing in two departments at the University of Botswana

Reading & Writing, 2017
In recent years, there has been an increased emphasis on the interpersonal function of metadiscourse features in academic texts. This means that research on writing in academic contexts began to focus on the rhetorical features, such as interactional ...
Boitumelo T. Ramoroka
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An investigation into the use of metadiscourse in undergraduates’ abstracts in social sciences

Topics in Linguistics, 2022
There is very little research on the use of metadiscourse markers in abstracts across different disciplines (especially in a single study) in the research of undergraduates as novice researchers, and little qualitative research has been done on the topic
Ruonan Lin, Al-Shaibani Ghayth Kamel Shaker   +1 more
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English and Arabic abstracts in medical research articles: A contrastive study

Cogent Arts & Humanities, 2023
Abstracts in academic research serve important functions. An abstract is a summary of an entire article or thesis that defines its objectives, research problem, methodology, major findings, and implications.
Dalal Al-Zubi, Shehdeh Fareh
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A Comparative Study of Metadiscourse in English Research Article Abstracts in Hard Disciplines by L1 Chinese and L1 English Scholars [PDF]

Applied Research on English Language, 2018
This study investigates how L1 Chinese scholars in hard science disciplines use metadiscourse in their English academic writing, by comparing the deployment of metadiscoursal resources written by L1 Chinese and L1 English scholars.
Jing Wei, Jing Duan
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L2 Learners’ Use of Metadiscourse Markers in Online Discussion Forums [PDF]

Issues in Language Teaching, 2012
This study aimed to investigate the use of interactional metadiscourse markers in 168 comments made by 28 university students of engineering via an educational forum held as part of a general English course.
zis tajeddin, minoo alemi
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Interactional Metadiscourse in Popular Science: A Comparative Analysis across Subgenres and Pedagogical Implications [PDF]

Issues in Language Teaching
The increasing availability of scientific knowledge through digital platforms has transformed how scientific discourse reaches the general public. This study examined the use of interactional metadiscourse markers across four leading popular science ...
Salah Ahmadi, Davud Kuhi, Sorayya Behroozizad   +2 more
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Interactional Metadiscourse used in Bloomberg International Debate

Linguistics and Literature Journal, 2020
In delivering an argument, several things must be known, such as the theme, the purpose, and the content of the argument in a debate. Since debate demands critical thinking, debaters need to consider their words’ choice in delivering their argument. In that case, this research aims to analyze the uses of interactional metadiscourse markers that are ...
Riski Istiani, Dian Puspita
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Unlocking interaction: A deep dive into metadiscourse in Indonesian and International EFL and ESL textbooks for Senior High School

Journal of Applied Linguistics and Literature
This study presents a comparative corpus analysis of interactional metadiscourse features in two English textbooks used in Indonesian senior high schools: an EFL textbook published by the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture (Bahasa Inggris ...
Rismar Riansih, Angga Dwinka, Safnil Arsyad   +2 more
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