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題名 A Cross-Disciplinary Study on the Forms and Functions of Citations in the Discussion Sections of Master’s Theses in Taiwan
作者 Baring, June April M.;Chang, Peichin
貢獻者 臺灣英語教學期刊
關鍵詞 forms of citation; rhetorical functions of citations; MA thesis; discussion sections; disciplinary writing
日期 2023-10
上傳時間 4-Dec-2023 14:01:07 (UTC+8)
摘要 Effective citation contributes to the success in master’s (MA) thesis writing. The current study investigates cross-disciplinary citation practice in EFL Master’s theses. First, the corpus was compiled by collecting 20 Applied Linguistics (AL) and 20 Biology (BIO) MA theses Discussion sections. The forms and rhetorical functions of citations were then identified and quantified. The results show that the writers from the two disciplines have different citation practices. In terms of forms, the AL discipline writers utilized both integral and non-integral forms almost equally. The BIO discipline writers, on the other hand, deployed significantly more nonintegral citations. In terms of rhetorical functions, citations were used by both groups to achieve a variety of rhetorical functions. The AL discipline writers utilized citations mostly for Comparison and Application to provide explanation and justification. By contrast, the BIO discipline writers took a more descriptive approach by using more Attribution. Overall, the results suggest that while the AL writers seemed to align their citation forms and functions, the BIO writers adopted a more simplified or descriptive approach when citing. The study offers evidence in the need to guide EFL writers of different disciplines to becoming more strategic in their citation practice.
關聯 臺灣英語教學期刊, 20(2), 39-67
資料類型 article
DOI https://doi.org/10.30397/TJTESOL.202310_20(2).0002
dc.contributor 臺灣英語教學期刊-
dc.creator (作者) Baring, June April M.;Chang, Peichin-
dc.date (日期) 2023-10-
dc.date.accessioned 4-Dec-2023 14:01:07 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 4-Dec-2023 14:01:07 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 4-Dec-2023 14:01:07 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.uri (URI) https://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/148555-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) Effective citation contributes to the success in master’s (MA) thesis writing. The current study investigates cross-disciplinary citation practice in EFL Master’s theses. First, the corpus was compiled by collecting 20 Applied Linguistics (AL) and 20 Biology (BIO) MA theses Discussion sections. The forms and rhetorical functions of citations were then identified and quantified. The results show that the writers from the two disciplines have different citation practices. In terms of forms, the AL discipline writers utilized both integral and non-integral forms almost equally. The BIO discipline writers, on the other hand, deployed significantly more nonintegral citations. In terms of rhetorical functions, citations were used by both groups to achieve a variety of rhetorical functions. The AL discipline writers utilized citations mostly for Comparison and Application to provide explanation and justification. By contrast, the BIO discipline writers took a more descriptive approach by using more Attribution. Overall, the results suggest that while the AL writers seemed to align their citation forms and functions, the BIO writers adopted a more simplified or descriptive approach when citing. The study offers evidence in the need to guide EFL writers of different disciplines to becoming more strategic in their citation practice.-
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dc.relation (關聯) 臺灣英語教學期刊, 20(2), 39-67-
dc.subject (關鍵詞) forms of citation; rhetorical functions of citations; MA thesis; discussion sections; disciplinary writing-
dc.title (題名) A Cross-Disciplinary Study on the Forms and Functions of Citations in the Discussion Sections of Master’s Theses in Taiwan-
dc.type (資料類型) article-
dc.identifier.doi (DOI) 10.30397/TJTESOL.202310_20(2).0002-
dc.doi.uri (DOI) https://doi.org/10.30397/TJTESOL.202310_20(2).0002-