A thorough, sophisticated literature review is the foundation and inspiration for substantial,
useful research. The complex nature of education research demands such thorough …

A sophisticated literature review (LR) can result in a robust dissertation/thesis by scrutinizing
the main problem examined by the academic study; anticipating research hypotheses …

Leveraging state-of-the-art scientometric and analytical techniques, this paper provides a
diachronic, quantitative, systematic overview of English-for-specific-purposes (ESP) …

This book is intended as an introduction to academic discourse in English and is written for
students, general readers and specialists in other areas of applied linguistics or language …

Teaching Materials and the Roles of EFL/ESL Teachers is published amidst a decade long
increase in academic publications and training courses concerned with the evaluation and …

Needs analysis, carried out to establish the “what” and the “how” of a course, is the first
stage in English for specific purposes (ESP) course development, followed by curriculum …

As this handbook clearly demonstrates, the field of second language teaching and learning
encompasses diverse goals, contexts, and traditions. New languages are learned in the …

In postgraduate study, students including L2 students are often required to write a thesis
and, as a growing literature reveals, L2 students often experience difficulties in the writing of …

Writing remains significantly under-theorized within research degree programs in
universities. Yet there is clearly more at stake than the application of generic structural rules …

There have been a growing number of discourse studies in recent years on written
academic genres produced by students. However, the master's thesis has not received as …