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Baring, June April M.; Chang, Peichin – Taiwan Journal of TESOL, 2023
Effective citation contributes to the success in master's (MA) thesis writing. The current study investigates cross-disciplinary citation practice in EFL Master's theses. First, the corpus was compiled by collecting 20 Applied Linguistics (AL) and 20 Biology (BIO) MA theses Discussion sections. The forms and rhetorical functions of citations were…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Masters Theses, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language)
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Chang, Peichin; Schleppegrell, Mary – Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 2011
Taking an assertive stance toward research being reviewed or reported is a challenging task for second language writers. This aspect of interpersonal meaning is especially difficult to address through direct instruction, as attention to particular grammatical and lexical choices outside of contexts of use is not enough to help students develop the…
Descriptors: Social Science Research, Linguistics, Academic Discourse, Social Sciences