ATTITUDES: AUTHORIAL STANCE IN THE REVIEW GENRE OF TAIWANESE MA GRADUATES

Cheng-hua Hsiao

DOI Number
https://doi.org/10.22190/JTESAP1902171H
First page
171
Last page
183

Abstract


Evaluation is a central linguistic feature that expresses a writer’s critical stance and plays a prominent role in academic discourse. By using Martin and White’s (2005) appraisal framework, particularly regarding attitude, this study conducted a textual analysis of literature review chapters in master’s theses written by Taiwanese graduates. Attitude can be regarded as a manner of behavior caused by feelings and opinions. The review genre was selected for study because that is where the writer’s position toward the status of knowledge is displayed. Furthermore, studies have explored various types of linguistic features, and the data sources were mainly journal articles. Few studies have yet studied the review genre in master’s theses in applied linguistics written by master’s students. The results of the study will render additional understanding of advanced EFL Taiwanese learners’ evaluation in the literature review genre and offer advice for instructors in academic writing.

Keywords

Evaluative language, literature review, English for academic purposes

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