Metadiscourse in the academic writing of local and international students at a university in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Zakaria, Muhamad Khairul, Abdul Malik, Faridah, Ab. Rashid, Radzuwan, Pilus, Zahariah, Zakaria, Nur Shahida
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Conscientia Beam 2018
• Subjects: PE English
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/70476/1/IJEP-2018-metadiscourse.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/70476/7/70476_Metadiscourse%20in%20the%20academic%20writing_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/70476/; http://www.conscientiabeam.com/pdf-files/art/61/IJEP-2018-6(4)-227-238.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

This study examines the use of metadiscourse markers among 50 Malaysian and 50 Arab Pre-University students. The findings of this study indicated that there was a significant difference in the use of metadiscourse markers between Malaysian and Arab Pre-University students {χ2 (1, n = 100) = 7.17,...