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Köroglu, Zehra – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2019
This study has been conducted to evaluate transition marker (TM) types in the MA theses written by the native speakers (NSs) of English and Turkish speakers (TSs) of English. The purpose is to compare the most salient transition types of the NSs and TSs randomly selected theses introduction, results and discussion, and conclusion sections in the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Native Speakers, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Nur, Sahril; Arsyad, Safnil; Zaim, Muhammad; Ramadhan, Syahrul – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2021
The use of appropriate rhetorical moves (RMs) and meta-discourse markers (MMs) improve the argumentative and persuasive force of academic texts, such as essays, thesis, seminar papers, and articles. However, authors from different language backgrounds and levels of expertise may use different RMs and MMs when writing in a foreign language. This…
Descriptors: Periodicals, Journal Articles, Documentation, Applied Linguistics