Article
Native Experts and Reputable Journals as Points of Reference: A Study on Research- Article Discussions
Studies in English Language and Education
(2023)
Abstract
The current study sought to compare the rhetorical moves and steps that native-English-speaking and Iranian authors of research articles (RAs) employ in writing up the ‘discussion’ sections of their RAs. A total of 66 (N = 66) RA discussions from three reputable international academic journals and three Iranian journals were sampled from years 2009 to 2019. This corpus was then analyzed by three human coders who used Yang and Allison’s (2003) rhetorical move analysis model for scoring the sampled RA discussions. Results showed stark differences between Iranian and native RA writers; the majority of the rhetorical moves and steps that are considered obligatory or conventional by the native group are seen as options by the Iranian group. The native group and the reputable international journals being the standard points of reference, it was concluded that Iranian authors of RAs lack the professional knowledge and expertise prerequisite to writing standard RA discussions. It is recommended (a) that non-native authors of RAs receive professional training for writing standard discussions and (b) that journal editors be more sensitive to rhetorical moves and steps before they accept a submission for publication.
Keywords
- academic writing,
- ESP,
- English for Specific Purposes,
- Language Teaching,
- Genre Analysis,
- Move Analysis
Disciplines
Publication Date
Spring May 1, 2023
DOI
10.24815/siele.v10i2.29282
Citation Information
Salmani Nodoushan, M. A. (2023). Native Experts and Reputable Journals as Points of Reference: A Study on Research- Article Discussions. Studies in English Language and Education, 10(2), 562-574. DOI: 10.24815/siele.v10i2.29282
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