The Intertextual Distance in English Writing and Scientific Writing: A Case Study on a Hydraulics Major Student’s Drafting Strategies for Biodata International Scholarly Publication  

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Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Asian ESP Journal vol. 8 no. 4 (2012), page 6-29.
Topik: writing for international publication; intertextual analysis; scientific writing; second language writing
Fulltext: 6-29.pdf (153.77KB)

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This study observes longitudinally a Taiwanese hydraulics major doctoral student’s English manuscript drafting strategies by examining the intertextual distance in his English writing and hydraulics writing. The participant’s use of mediated texts (such as native language, translation software, and unprofessional author’s editing for English writing) widened the intertextual distance in his English text production, implying the significance of English writing proficiency in quality writing. As for his hydraulics writing, he developed an associative writing style by citing massive higher potential journal articles and adhering to expert models for theoretical framework use. These efforts, aimed for displaying his disciplinary membership, showed his ntention to diminish the intertextual distance between him and the international hydraulics research communities. By treating English writing and scientific writing as separate norm- developing processes, this study shows a new way of analyzing NNES scientific writers’ English manuscript writing. The contribution of this study also adds to our knowledge of how a NNES novice scientific writer goes about preparing English manuscripts for international publication.

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