Use of Adverbials in Discussion Sections of Research Articles in Thai and International Journals
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Aug 12, 2021
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Adverbials Discussion section Research articles Thai and international journals
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The purpose of this study was to compare the discussion sections of research articles in applied linguistics in Thai and international journals. The corpus consisted of 20 English research articles: 10 from Thai journals and 10 from international journals. The adverbials framework of Biber et al. (1999) was employed in this study. The study explained the different usage of adverbials in discussion sections of both corpora. The results show that most of the use of adverbials in research article discussion sections in Thai and international journals is similar. There are five adverbials which are different and influence the presentation of content in discussion sections. It is hoped that this study may help teachers to design writing courses for novice writers or undergraduate and postgraduate students in writing research article discussion sections to publish in an international level.
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Malawaet, N., & Trakulkasemsuk, W. (2021). Use of Adverbials in Discussion Sections of Research Articles in Thai and International Journals. REFLections, 28(2), 248–266. https://doi.org/10.61508/refl.v28i2.253785
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Flowerdew, J. (2001). Attitudes of journal editors to nonnative speaker contributions. TESOL Quaterly, 35(1), 121-150.
Hinkel, E. (2003). Adverbial markers and tone in L1 and L2 students’ writing. Journal of Pragmatics, 35(7), 1049-1068.
Holmes, R. (1997). Genre analysis, and the social sciences: An investigation of the structure of research article discussion sections in three disciplines. English for Specific Purposes, 16(4), 321-337.
Jaroongkhongdach, W., Todd, R. W., Keyuravong, S., & Hall, D. (2012). Differences in quality between Thai and international research articles in ELT. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 11(3), 194-209.
Kanoksilapatham, B. (2007). Writing scientific research articles in Thai and English: Similarities and differences. Silpakorn University International Journal, 7, 172-203.
Lenker, U. (2010). Argument and rhetoric. Adverbial connectors in the history of English. De Gruyter Mouton.
Peacock, M. (2002). Communicative moves in the discussion section of research articles. System, 30(4), 479-497.
Quirk, R., Greenbaum, S., Leech, G., & Svartvik, J. (1985). A comprehensive grammar of the English language. Longman Group Limited.
Sheldon, E. (2011). Rhetorical differences in RA introductions written by English L1 and L2 and Castilian Spanish L1 writers. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 10(4), 238-251.
Sheldon, E. (2019). Knowledge construction of discussion/conclusion sections of research articles written by English L1 and L2 and Castilian Spanish L1 writers. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 37, 1-10.
Sithlaothavorn, J., & Trakulkasemsuk, W. (2016). A move analysis of research discussion section in English articles published in Thai and international journals. rEFLections, 21, 24-46.
Swales, J. (1981). Aspects of article introductions. University of Aston.
Swales, J. (1990). Genre analysis: English in academic and research settings. Cambridge University Press.
Swales, J. (2004). Research genres: Explorations and applications. Cambridge University Press.
Swales, J. M., & Feak, C. B. (2012). Academic writing for graduate students: Essential skills and tasks . The University of Michigan Press.
Yang, R., & Allison, D. (2003). Research articles in applied linguistics: Moving from results to conclusions. English for Specific Purposes, 22(4), 365-385.
Zareva, A. (2009). Informational packaging, level of formality, and the use of circumstance adverbials in L1 and L2 student academic presentations. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 8(1), 55-68.