Metadiscourse (MD) Studies in Second Language (L2) Writings: A Systematic Review of Literature
In: International journal of academic research in business and social sciences: IJ-ARBSS, Band 13, Heft 4
ISSN: 2222-6990
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In: International journal of academic research in business and social sciences: IJ-ARBSS, Band 13, Heft 4
ISSN: 2222-6990
In: Journal of Asian behavioural studies, Band 7, Heft 23, S. 47-60
ISSN: 2514-7528
This study highlights how critical MD should be used in ESL writing. Based on Hyland's metadiscourse (MD) table (2005), this study examined interactional MD markers in 40 expository essays written by ESL students taking different courses. The study sought to determine whether learners in separate course groups differed in their choice of MD and whether both groups used the exact amount and type. The quantity and variety of materials employed by the two groups varied to some extent. While hard science students were quite aggressive in their writing, soft science students created more MD traits and were more interpretative.
In: International journal of academic research in business and social sciences: IJ-ARBSS, Band 13, Heft 3
ISSN: 2222-6990