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Title:	The use of integral citations and reporting verbs in master's theses of English Language Studies (ELS)
Authors:	Nor Azma Manan (P66720)
Supervisor:	Noorizah Mohd Noor, Dr.
Keywords:	Reporting verbs Integral citations Master's theses English Language Studies Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Dissertations, Academic -- Malaysia
Issue Date:	8-Apr-2015
Description:	Based on the observation, postgraduate students have problems in reporting verbs and integral citations such as the use of the same reporting verbs repeatedly, unable to place the reporting verbs appropriately in a sentence and unable to portray the proper level of intellectual development in integral citation. The aim of this study was to analyze the integral citations and reporting verbs in Master's degree thesis in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia . The objectives of this study were to investigate: (1) the category of integral citation that is commonly employed in ELS master's degree students' theses; (2) the pattern of integral citation that the theses display; (3) the category of reporting verbs that is commonly employed in the Master's ELS students' theses; and (4) the pattern of reporting verbs that the theses display. Six theses were selected based on purposive sampling. Data analysis was conducted by using Thompson & Tribble's (2001) framework for integral citations, while the researcher applied Hyland's (2000) framework for reporting verbs. For integral citation, analysis revealed that verb controlling has the highest occurrences (n=198), followed by naming (n=48) and non- citation (n=2). There were also two new categories discovered by the researcher which are double citation and combination. Analysis of reporting verbs showed that 58.7% used research acts in their theses, followed by discourse acts (23.2%) and cognition acts (18.1%). Some parts of the findings were parallel with previous research, while some were not. One pedagogical suggestion is to expose the students with wider range of texts containing variety of reporting verbs and integral citations. The implication of this study is to have a training course on Research Methodology to enhance the students' skills on the important elements in doing research, particularly the use of reporting verbs and integral citation.,Master of Philosophy
Pages:	126
Publisher:	UKM, Bangi
Appears in Collections:	Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan

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