In this paper I explore cross-linguistic rhetorical variation in the Literature Review chapters of
30 computer science doctoral theses written by English L1 (EngL1), Spanish L1 (SpaL1) …

The current study investigates why abstracts are written differently in theses and research
articles. To this end, 200 abstracts of PhD theses in prestigious American and British …

Los trabajos de grado y posgrado y las tesis de doctorado tienen un rol fundamental en la
cultura académica, al diseminar resultados de investigación y fortalecer la comunicación …

This paper examines the rhetorical structure of 20 introductions of applied linguistics PhD
theses (AL introductions) produced in Australia, Canada, the UK, and the US. The results …

Making appropriate reference to other texts is an essential feature of successful academic
writing (Hyland, 2000, Myers, 1990). Writers are expected to integrate others' ideas into their …

Doing a literature review to establish a research territory constitutes an important task that
both experienced and novice writers have to grapple with in research writing. While previous …

In the writing of experimental research reports in social sciences, one of the challenging
components that learners need to include is associated with procedural descriptions …

This paper describes how computer science doctoral writers construct the closing chapters
of their PhD theses. The data are drawn from the chapters playing a concluding role of 48 …

Novice writers and university students often encounter problems with regard to (i) the extent
to which they should include research questions and hypotheses in their research reports …

Writing the Methods section of a research report has occasionally been assumed as a
relatively straightforward component, but our experience in postgraduate supervision and …