Geng, Yifan and Wharton, Sue (2019) How do thesis writers evaluate their own and others’ findings? An appraisal analysis and a pedagogical intervention. English for Specific Purposes, 56 . pp. 3-17. doi:10.1016/j.esp.2019.06.002 ISSN 0889-4906.
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Abstract
Interpreting research findings in doctoral thesis discussions is a demanding rhetorical task for writers, as it requires them to both make propositions of their own findings and engage with previous scholarship by evaluating others’ findings in a way that their academic discourse community finds acceptable. Although many studies have examined thesis writers’ use of evaluative language, they have often focused on a quantitative analysis of its frequency and type within clause boundaries. Our study, in contrast, is based on a qualitative analysis of the co-articulation of different evaluative items across clause boundaries. We find three main patterns of discussing the author’s own results combined with critical engagement with previous literature and we present typical examples to illustrate the construction of interpersonal positioning as the text unfolds. We then discuss some workshops in which we used these findings to help Masters student writers become aware of different strategies for effectively interpreting research findings in writing discussion sections.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Applied Linguistics |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Academic writing -- Authorship, Dissertations, Academic, Discourse analysis, Language and languages -- Style |
| Journal or Publication Title: | English for Specific Purposes |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 0889-4906 |
| Official Date: | October 2019 |
| Dates: | Date Event October 2019 Published 17 July 2019 Available 26 June 2019 Accepted |
| Volume: | 56 |
| Page Range: | pp. 3-17 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.esp.2019.06.002 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 1 August 2019 |
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 17 July 2021 |
| RIOXX Funder/Project Grant: | Project/Grant ID RIOXX Funder Name Funder ID 15QD17 Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities UNSPECIFIED |
| URI: | https://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/123433/ |
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