A Corpus-Based Study of Genre Specific Discourse: M.A. TEFL Thesis Abstracts

Autor/inn/en	Aziz, Aamir; Mahmood, Muhammad Asim; Ahmad, Shabbir; Akbar, Nabila
Titel	A Corpus-Based Study of Genre Specific Discourse: M.A. TEFL Thesis Abstracts
Quelle	In: Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 17 (2021), S.884-898 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Aziz, Aamir) ORCID (Mahmood, Muhammad Asim) ORCID (Ahmad, Shabbir) ORCID (Akbar, Nabila)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-578X
Schlagwörter	Masters Theses; Literary Genres; Teacher Education Programs; Language Teachers; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Computational Linguistics; Foreign Countries; Language Styles; Grammar; Language Usage; Morphemes; Guidelines; Teaching Methods; Pakistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Literarische Form; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Linguistics; Computerlinguistik; Ausland; Sprachstil; Grammatik; Sprachgebrauch; Morphem; Richtlinien; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	At present, genre analysis of various types of texts has gained much attention by the researchers worldwide. The focus of genre analysis in this study is on the examination of thesis abstracts written by Pakistani students in the field of TEFL in connection with move structure, lexico-grammatical features and style of the writer. The corpus of this study consisted of 30 TEFL thesis abstracts, collected through convenient sample method directly from the students via personal contact. The results of the study reveal that the thesis abstracts do not meet the criteria as mentioned in the said analytical framework. Further the rhetorical moves are not properly organized. Simple present tense has been used in 66% thesis abstracts. 90% thesis abstracts have been written in active voice. 80% writers prefer to use impersonal style of writing. This study recommends that the novice researchers in Pakistan in the field of TEFL may be provided proper guidelines for writing thesis abstracts. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. Hacettepe Universitesi, Egitim Fakultesi B Blok, Yabanci Diller Egitimi Bolumu, Ingiliz Dili Egitimi Anabilim Dali, Ankara 06800, Turkey. e-mail: jllsturkey@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.jlls.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/1/01