Metadiscourse in academic writing of pre-university Arab students at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)

Zakaria, Muhamad Khairul and Abdul Malik, Faridah (2018) Metadiscourse in academic writing of pre-university Arab students at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). In: 2017 Malaysian Technical Universities Conference on Engineering and Technology (MUCET) 2017, 6 - 7 Dec 2017, Penang.

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Abstract

There is lack of studies on the use of metadiscourse markers; especially amongst international students studying in Malaysia and Malaysia are receiving scores of international students particularly from the Middle East annually. This study involves a textual analysis of students’ academic writing where the metadiscourse markers in 50 Arab IIUM students’ academic texts were identified and analyzed. The findings of this study indicated that Arab writers had a greater inclination for the deployment of the interactive markers (Total counts = 919) than interactional ones (Total counts = 592) as there was a higher percentage of interactive metadiscourse (60.8%) usage than the interactional ones (39.2%). It might be useful for English language teachers to integrate cultural considerations within their syllabus with regard to metadiscourse markers in order to prepare relevant materials based on their students’ needs as well as to develop the students’ awareness of the importance of these linguistic features.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Plenary Papers)
Additional Information:	1378/78850
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Metadiscourse, academic writing, pre-university Arab students, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), IIUM
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PE English
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Centre for Languages and Pre-University Academic Development (CELPAD) Centre for Languages and Pre-University Academic Development (CELPAD) > English Language Division
Depositing User:	Dr Faridah Abdul Malik
Date Deposited:	21 Feb 2020 09:48
Last Modified:	09 Jul 2020 14:28
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/78850

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