Intercultural studies have shown the existence of rhetorical variation in the prevalent
discourse practices of multilingual scholars and those of English-speaking scholars. In this …

Discussion (and/or other closing)(DC) sections of research articles in English-medium
journals are difficult to write, especially when English is not a first language. This …

Academic genres are not static, but they may change according to the values and demands
of the particular discourse communities that shape them. This paper explores the research …

Over the past several decades, there has been an increasing interest in academic discourse
investigations with a specific focus on disciplinary, cultural, and generic aspects of academic …

Adopting a self-reflective auto-ethnographic perspective (Canagarajah, 2012), I provide an
account of my experience as a NNES (Spanish) academic undertaking my research in …

Given the widespread use of English for the international dissemination of scholars'
research results, numerous intercultural analyses have been undertaken in the field of …

The conference abstract (CA) is an important promotional academic genre that allows
scholars to introduce their research to their peers as a conference presentation if the …

When publishing the results of their research, scholars need to convince their readers of the
validity of their claims, adjusting their writing to the prevailing discursive and rhetorical …

Although explicitly labeled research questions seem to be central to some fields, others do
not need them. This may confuse authors, editors, readers, and reviewers of …

This paper reviews how genre-based pedagogy has been conceived by researchers in the
different scholarly traditions, and offers a particular view of genre-driven pedagogy and its …