Rhetorical differences in RA introductions written by English L1 and L2 and Castilian Spanish L1 writers

Journal of English for Academic Purposes

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 238-251

  Sheldon, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cultural differences; Disciplinary community; Genre; Introductions; Research articles

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055093985     PISSN: 14751585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeap.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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