Analysis of justification of importance of study in empirical research articles by non-native english scholars in Malaysia

• Main Author: Soong, Gze Peng.
• Format: Final Year Project Report
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, UNIMAS 2009
• Subjects: L Education (General); P Philology. Linguistics
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6902/7/SOONG%20GZE%20PENG.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6902/
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

This study investigated the academic writing styles of non - native English scholars in justifying the importance and contribution of their studies in applied linguistic empirical research articles published in Malaysian journals. It examined the st ructural and linguistic featu...