Abstract
This paper examines the construction of writer identities in the ESP writing of business students using English as an L2. Despite the wealth of literature on the topic, little is known about identity in ESP writing, particularly involving ESP undergraduates. The aim of this study is to investigate how these students use pronominal self-reference in order to perform authorial identities. Drawing on a self-compiled specialised corpus, the study adopts a mixed-methods approach of computation and interpretation. It was found that student writers, in assuming weak authorial roles, tend to use self-reference with low-risk functions. The findings also suggest that these students rely on inclusive we, which highlights field-specific uses in their writing. These results may help us to understand how writer identities assist students in their development of a disciplinary identity.
Originalsprache | Englisch |
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Seiten (von - bis) | 82 - 96 |
Fachzeitschrift | Fremdsprachen lehren und lernen (FLuL) |
Jahrgang | 44 |
Ausgabenummer | 1 |
Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 2015 |
Österreichische Systematik der Wissenschaftszweige (ÖFOS)
- 602004 Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft
- 602008 Anglistik
- 602040 Psycholinguistik
- 602048 Soziolinguistik
- 503029 Sprachlehrforschung
- 602
- 602026 Kognitive Linguistik
- 602043 Semiotik