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541. Durrant, P. and Mathews-Aydınlı, J. (2011). A function-first approach to identifying formulaic language in academic writing, English for Specific Purposes, 30(1), 58–72.
Location:
Turkey
Type of subjects/data: Corpus
No. of subjects/data: 94 essays
Instruments:
Method of analysis: a comparative analysis of introductions to student essays and research articles
- the student essays were annotated/coded for communicative functions (move analysis)
- functions were identified and grouped together (step analysis)
Other aspects: the British Academic Written English Corpus (BAWE)
Research design:
Discourse research
Level of detail: High

Keywords:
Formulaic language; Corpus; Genre analysis; Academic writing; Student essays; English for specific academic purposes


542. Handford, M. and Matous, P. (2011). Lexicogrammar in the international construction industry: A corpus-based case study of Japanese–Hong-Kongese on-site interactions in English, English for Specific Purposes, 30(2), 87–100.
Location:
Japan
Type of subjects/data: corpus
No. of subjects/data: 12,000 words
Instruments: Audio-recordings, Video recordings, Interview, Observation
Method of analysis: - Keyword analysis
- most frequent 2, 3, and 4- word clusters
- Deontic modality
- non-verbal communication, visual aids and deixis
Other aspects: Reference corpora:
- CANCODE (Cambridge and Nottingham Corpus of Discourse English)
- CANBEC (Cambridge and Nottingham Business Corpus)
- SOCINT (the Corpus of Social and Intimate (everyday) Conversation)
Research design:
Corpus-based research
Level of detail: High

Keywords:
Construction industry; Corpus; Professional discourse; Lexis; Discursive practices; International English


543. Koyalan, A. and Mumford, S. (2011). Changes to English as an Additional Language writers’ research articles: From spoken to written register, English for Specific Purposes, 30(2), 113–123.
Location:
Turkey
Type of subjects/data: Research articles in Social Sciences
No. of subjects/data: 9
Instruments:
Method of analysis: changes made by the language professional were analysed and quantified
Other aspects: - categories of changes made to the research articles
- the rationale for the categorisation
Research design:
Level of detail: High

Keywords:
Writing for scholarly publication; Language of publication; Editing; Social sciences; Advanced academic literacy


544. Soler, V. (2011). Comparative and contrastive observations on scientific titles written in English and Spanish, English for Specific Purposes, 30(2), 124–137.
Location:
Spain
Type of subjects/data: research paper titles
No. of subjects/data: 1140
Instruments:
Method of analysis: - words/title (length of the title)
- structural constructions of the titles
Other aspects: InfoStat (the Software Package for Statistical Analysis)
Research design:
Level of detail: High

Keywords:
Titles; Research paper; Review paper; Structural construction; English language; Spanish language


545. Lung, J. (2011). Discursive hierarchical patterning in Economics cases, English for Specific Purposes, 30(2), 138–149.
Location:
Hong Kong
Type of subjects/data: corpus
No. of subjects/data: 1
Instruments:
Method of analysis: patterns of discourse construction were analysed (discursive hierarchical patterns)
Other aspects:
Research design:
Discourse research
Level of detail: Low

Keywords:
Discursive hierarchical patterning; Economics; Genre; English for Specific Purposes


546. Parkinson, J. (2011). The Discussion section as argument: The language used to prove knowledge claims, English for Specific Purposes, 30(3), 164–175.
Location:
New Zealand
Type of subjects/data: corpora
No. of subjects/data: 2
Instruments:
Method of analysis: types and the use of causal, purposive, and conditional resources were identified
Other aspects: - a corpus of Physics research articles
- a corpus of laboratory reports
- WordSmith Tools 5.0
Research design:
Level of detail: Low

Keywords:
Discussion section; Research articles; Laboratory report; English for specific purposes


547. Peters, S. (2011). Asserting or deflecting expertise? Exploring the rhetorical practices of master’s theses in the philosophy of education, English for Specific Purposes, 30(3), 176–185.
Location:
Canada
Type of subjects/data: theses, research articles
No. of subjects/data: 3, 3
Instruments:
Method of analysis: comparing the rhetorical construction and presentation of arguments of the introductory sections of master's theses and of journal articles focusing on the use of the personal pronoun and inter-textuality
Other aspects: - CARS model
- Samraj's (2008) modification of CARS model
Research design:
Discourse research
Level of detail: Medium

Keywords:
Master’s theses; Academic writing; Evaluation; Introduction; Activity theory


548. Dahm, M.R. (2011). Exploring perception and use of everyday language and medical terminology among international medical graduates in a medical ESP course in Australia, English for Specific Purposes, 30(3), 186–197.
Location:
Australia
Type of subjects/data: students
No. of subjects/data: 29
Instruments: Observation, Audio-recordings, Video recordings
Method of analysis: - data were coded, labeled (using a line-by-line approach), and thematised to uncover the perception and use of everyday and medical language in medical communication
Other aspects: NVivo 8
Research design:
Exploratory research
Level of detail: High

Keywords:
Medical language; Terminology; English for special purposes; Non-native speaker; Doctor–patient communication; International medical graduates


549. Evans, S. and Morrison, B. (2011). Meeting the challenges of English-medium higher education: The first-year experience in Hong Kong, English for Specific Purposes, 30(3), 198–208.
Location:
Hong Kong
Type of subjects/data: students
No. of subjects/data: 28
Instruments: Interview, Questionnaire, Journal/diary
Method of analysis: - interview transcripts were coded and thematised
*the manual analysis was complemented by the Software Nvivo
Other aspects:
Research design:
Level of detail: High

Keywords:
Academic literacy; EAP; First-year experience; Hong Kong; Longitudinal research


550. Thøgersen, J. and Airey, J. (2011). Lecturing undergraduate science in Danish and in English: A comparison of speaking rate and rhetorical style, English for Specific Purposes, 30(3), 209–221.
Location:
Denmark
Type of subjects/data: lecture extracts
No. of subjects/data: N/A
Instruments:
Method of analysis: lectures in Danish and in English were compared in 4 aspects:
- length and speaking rate
- differences in content
- discursive differences
- lexico-grammatical differences
Other aspects:
Research design:
Level of detail: High

Keywords:
L2 lectures; Speaking rate; Rhetorical style; Disciplinary discourse


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