Ting Li|Sue Wharton
Metadiscourse repertoire of L1 Mandarin undergraduates writing in English: A cross-contextual, cross-disciplinary study
Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University|University of Warwick
article presents qualitative comparative study metadiscourse academic writing two groups undergraduate students working two different disciplines groups students 1 native speakers mandarin studying china medium english 2 native speakers mandarin studying uk medium english group students examined writing undertaken two undergraduate disciplinary courses literary criticism translation studies aim extend research english writing l1 mandarin speakers identify patterns difference similarity educational contexts disciplines results suggest patterns metadiscourse use corpus associated disciplinary contextual factors contextual factors may stronger effect disciplinary factors data local institutional culture seems noticeable influence student writers use metadiscourse