Authorial Stance in Academic Writing: Issues and Implications for Research in English Language Teaching
Writers can start a dialogue with the reader to produce more engaging and persuasive texts and to comply with their own disciplinary practices by employing interaction features effectively. In this paper, first, interaction as a significant part of the rhetorical structure of academic discourse is p...
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| description | Writers can start a dialogue with the reader to produce more engaging and persuasive texts and to comply with their own disciplinary practices by employing interaction features effectively. In this paper, first, interaction as a significant part of the rhetorical structure of academic discourse is presented and then, major approaches to this function of language are reviewed and clarified. Next, Hyland's 2005 model of academic interaction as a comprehensive and practical model for conducting research on stance in academic discourse is discussed. Finally, a number of recent studies on authorial stance in academic discourse along with their strong and weak points are presented and discussed to pinpoint gaps and to recommend new research areas in the field of English language teaching (ELT). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c58f42e089524bf9ac6256b1c3e99d892022-12-22T02:16:31ZengLasting Impressions PressInternational Journal of English Language and Translation Studies2308-54602308-54602018-06-0106026980Authorial Stance in Academic Writing: Issues and Implications for Research in English Language TeachingLeila Bahrami 0Hamid Reza Dowlatabadi1Hooshang Yazdani2Majid Amerian3Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Humanities Arak University, IranDepartment of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Humanities Arak University, IranDepartment of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Humanities Arak University, IranDepartment of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Humanities Arak University, IranWriters can start a dialogue with the reader to produce more engaging and persuasive texts and to comply with their own disciplinary practices by employing interaction features effectively. In this paper, first, interaction as a significant part of the rhetorical structure of academic discourse is presented and then, major approaches to this function of language are reviewed and clarified. Next, Hyland's 2005 model of academic interaction as a comprehensive and practical model for conducting research on stance in academic discourse is discussed. Finally, a number of recent studies on authorial stance in academic discourse along with their strong and weak points are presented and discussed to pinpoint gaps and to recommend new research areas in the field of English language teaching (ELT).http://www.eltsjournal.org/archive/value6%20issue2/9-6-2-18.pdfAuthorial StanceAcademic InteractionAcademic DiscourseAcademic WritingELT |
| spellingShingle | Leila Bahrami Hamid Reza Dowlatabadi Hooshang Yazdani Majid Amerian Authorial Stance in Academic Writing: Issues and Implications for Research in English Language Teaching International Journal of English Language and Translation Studies Authorial Stance Academic Interaction Academic Discourse Academic Writing ELT |
| title | Authorial Stance in Academic Writing: Issues and Implications for Research in English Language Teaching |
| title_full | Authorial Stance in Academic Writing: Issues and Implications for Research in English Language Teaching |
| title_fullStr | Authorial Stance in Academic Writing: Issues and Implications for Research in English Language Teaching |
| title_full_unstemmed | Authorial Stance in Academic Writing: Issues and Implications for Research in English Language Teaching |
| title_short | Authorial Stance in Academic Writing: Issues and Implications for Research in English Language Teaching |
| title_sort | authorial stance in academic writing issues and implications for research in english language teaching |
| topic | Authorial Stance Academic Interaction Academic Discourse Academic Writing ELT |
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