13 articles in this issue
Lilia Raitskaya, Elena Tikhonova
Background: Though research on academic writing has been in focus for many years, it has been changing recently to embraces new linguistic and pedagogical aspects. The “Publish and perish” concept went global some time ago and became the measure of academ... see more
Urip Sulistiyo, Tubagus Zam Zam Al Arif, Reli Handayani, M. Faruq Ubaidillah, Mujiyono Wiryotinoyo
Background: The use of ICT in learning English can assist learners to improve their language skills, aside from empowering and motivating them in English language learning. ICT utilization can provide opportunities for collaboration and interaction in the... see more
Ghada Ali AlGhamdi , Hesham Suleiman Alyousef
Research background: Academic writers utilize a variety of rhetorical methods to construct their knowledge claims through hedges and boosters. These two strategies may also be affected by disciplinary, cultural, or generic contexts. Gap in knowledge ... see more
Ghuzayyil Mohammed Al-Otaibi
Background: Synonymous words behave differently, and language users should be aware of the fact that though near-synonyms share similar denotational meanings, they require different collocates. Further, with specific collocates, they provoke a special aff... see more
Elvira Barrios, Irene Acosta-Manzano
Background: Research interest in FLE and its associated factors has increased in recent years, especially regarding learner-internal factors. Happiness could potentially be one of the predictors of FLE.Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the link bet... see more
Ozkan Kirmizi, Gulin Dagdeviren Kirmizi
Background: Literature indicates that in academic writing, authors are expected to demonstrate a noticeable stance so that they can make their meaning clear. Therefore, differences between native and non-native writers along with cross-disciplinary academ... see more
Arif Husein Lubis, Eri Kurniawan, Wawan Gunawan
Background: A plethora of previous studies have discussed the importance of a genre-approach move analysis because the analysis results can provide a picture of the typical conventions of research article writing across disciplines.Purpose: Nursing as a p... see more
Abdulaziz B Sanosi
Background: Lexical Bundles (LBs) have become the focus of many recent corpus linguistics studies. Research has found variable use of LBs in terms of quality and quantity pertaining to different linguistic groups or registers. Still, there is a paucity of... see more
Eva Stankova, Renata Chlumska, Dana Zerzanova
Background: There are many factors that affect the development of speaking in a foreign language. Drawing on the theories that state that competencies established in a native language will transfer across foreign languages, this study examines whether the... see more
Dian Eka Chandra Wardhana
Research Background: The study of using process-genre approach that was used to increase the writing competence had been conducted by many researchers. However, the contirbution of this learning approach for HOTs aspects has not been done by many research... see more
Ismail Xodabande, Shima Torabzadeh, Mohammad Ghafouri, Azadeh Emadi
Background: Generally operationalized as the words used more frequently in academic discourse for describing abstract ideas and processes, academic vocabulary poses a major learning burden for native and non-native speakers of English. Recent developments... see more
Omid Mallahi
Research Background: The emergence of information and communication technology and the resulting technological devices have influenced the nature and process of composition and the level of students' engagement and participation in writing activities.Purp... see more
Lina Wirth, Poldi Kuhl, Timo Ehmke
Background: There is consensus in research that students' motivation and emotions are important for learning and achievement processes in the educational context, as are language competencies that, related to the demands of academic language, enable parti... see more