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Özbay, Ali Sükrü; Gürsoy, Zehra – Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning, 2023
The study aimed to investigate the disciplinary variations and the structural/functional features of recurrent expressions in the introduction and literature sections of the Master of Arts (MA) theses in two corpora. It is significant since the bundles fulfil specific functions in the form of formulaic language. The sampling of the study was…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Foreign Countries, Technology Uses in Education, Masters Theses
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Güngör, Fatih – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2019
Introductory "it" pattern, as in "it was found that," is of significance in academic writing but the use of introductory "it" might be challenging especially for native- and non-native students and non-native academic writers. However, few studies have been conducted to compare the use of introductory "it"…
Descriptors: Language Patterns, Academic Language, Native Language, Native Speakers
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Aminifard, Amin – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2020
This study reports on a corpus analysis of the research articles published by Iranians, Chinese, and Turkish authors in the Reading Matrix journal. For this purpose, 62 research articles (373000 words) were meticulously analyzed to determine how the authors project their identities through different types of self-mention practices. Results of the…
Descriptors: Authors, Asians, Academic Language, English (Second Language)