Move analysis is a text analytical approach first developed by John Swales (1981) to
investigate the underlying generic structure of research articles (RAs) in terms of moves-and …

One of the approaches to exploring the interactional and persuasive nature of academic
writing is through the use of stance features in texts. Adopting a corpus-based analysis, this …

Thesis writing (used here as an umbrella term to cover both master's and doctoral
postgraduate-level writing) is a high-stakes genre for postgraduate students. This important …

Discussion (and/or other closing)(DC) sections of research articles in English-medium
journals are difficult to write, especially when English is not a first language. This …

With advances in information and computer technology, genre‐based writing pedagogy has
developed greatly in recent years. In order to further this growth in technology‐enhanced …

Assessment is an integral part of writing and language instructors' work (Crusan, 2010,
Matsuda et al., 2011). It is complex because it involves assessment of both learning outcome …

Acknowledging the limitations of one's own research in empirical research article Discussion
and/or other closing sections is rhetorically challenging, and especially for those aiming to …

This article reports on a micro-level needs analysis of thesis discussion writing. An
anonymised digital survey collected information from 295 doctoral candidates about their …

ABSTRACT I first briefly review two paradigms for scholarly writing, namely the English for
Specific Purposes (ESP) and Academic Literacies (Ac Lits) approaches. ESP has …

Research articles in English have witnessed a growing emphasis on self-promotion, posing
challenges for Spanish social scientists when writing for English-medium journals. One …