This study aims to compare the Introduction section of a number of medical research articles written by non-native speakers of English (Iranian) and English native speakers in terms of their rhetorical structures. The articles published in ISI-indexed journals have been investigated using the models presented by Nwogu and Halliday. The models are related to Moves/Sub-moves and grammatical metaphors, respectively. Using statistical tests such as chi-square tests for goodness of fit and Mann-Whitney U tests, the authors have found that the Iranians used fewer Moves/Sub-moves and grammatical metaphors compared to native speakers. Awareness of this academic writing practice may contribute to pave the ground for Iranian researchers to publish th...
One of the challenges of academic writing is the creation of a structurally and communicatively well...
The aims of the study are to examine rhetorical functions in the Introduction, section and to find o...
The present study examines a corpus of ninety discussion sections of applied linguistics research ar...
This study aims to compare the Introduction section of a number of medical research articles written...
This study aims to compare the Introduction section of a number of medical research articles written...
A prominent feature of formal writing, particularly in the field of science and technology, is the u...
Genre studies allow researchers to observe the repeated communicative functions and their linguistic...
Considering the role of academic writing in the dissemination of research findings among members of ...
AbstractThis study examined the types and frequency of hedges employed by Persian and English native...
The aim of this study was to identify whether the Iranian translators of the English journalistic sp...
Young doctoral students for whom English is an additional language are facing increasing pressure to...
To determine the issue of whether there were any significant differences between the groups includin...
As English is the leading medium of communication in academia, publication in international journals...
Abstract—The present study is concerned with the issue of whether there were any significant differe...
Este trabalho discute as dificuldades de um pós-graduando da área de energia na confecção da introdu...
One of the challenges of academic writing is the creation of a structurally and communicatively well...
The aims of the study are to examine rhetorical functions in the Introduction, section and to find o...
The present study examines a corpus of ninety discussion sections of applied linguistics research ar...
This study aims to compare the Introduction section of a number of medical research articles written...
This study aims to compare the Introduction section of a number of medical research articles written...
A prominent feature of formal writing, particularly in the field of science and technology, is the u...
Genre studies allow researchers to observe the repeated communicative functions and their linguistic...
Considering the role of academic writing in the dissemination of research findings among members of ...
AbstractThis study examined the types and frequency of hedges employed by Persian and English native...
The aim of this study was to identify whether the Iranian translators of the English journalistic sp...
Young doctoral students for whom English is an additional language are facing increasing pressure to...
To determine the issue of whether there were any significant differences between the groups includin...
As English is the leading medium of communication in academia, publication in international journals...
Abstract—The present study is concerned with the issue of whether there were any significant differe...
Este trabalho discute as dificuldades de um pós-graduando da área de energia na confecção da introdu...
One of the challenges of academic writing is the creation of a structurally and communicatively well...
The aims of the study are to examine rhetorical functions in the Introduction, section and to find o...
The present study examines a corpus of ninety discussion sections of applied linguistics research ar...