A pilot study on citation practices in research article introductions : Envisaging pedagogical application for English as an International Language students

インヨウ　ニ　カンスル　ヒョウゲン　ノ　ヨビ　ケンキュウ　コクサイ　エイゴ　ニ　ヨル　ライティング　シエン　ヲ　メザシテ

アサノ, モトコ

Asano, Motoko

Graduate School of Language and Culture, Osaka University

オオサカダイガク　ダイガクイン　ゲンゴブンカ　ケンキュウカ

ライティング国際英語

ESP(English for specific purposes)

ジャンル

citation

writing

English as an International Language (EIL)

English for specific purposes(ESP)

genre

This preliminary study is a part of the project for exploring methods to support disciplinespecific writing in English as an international language (EIL). The study examined citation practices in research article introductions published in the international journals in the areas of applied linguistics and medical sciences. Ten research article introductions each were used to analyze how authors incorporate the work of other researchers in their writings. The surface features of the texts were similar between the two disciplines; however, Japanese authors in medical sciences tended to use the plural form of the first person pronoun in the integral form of citation. Further studies are needed to elucidate whether the findings in this study are applicable to other research article introductions authored by Japanese disciplinespecific writers.