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Tracing Native Culture in Iranian Students Academic Writing: Focus on Acknowledgements

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  • Khatib, Mohammad

    (Associate professor at Allameh Tabataba’i University of Tehran, Iran)

  • Tabari, Bizhan Hekmatshoar

    (Ayandegan Institute of Higher Education, Tonekabon, Iran)

  • Mohammadi, Mohammad Javad

    (PhD candidate in TEFL at Allameh Tabataba’i University of Tehran, Iran)

Abstract

It seems obvious that there are some differences in the writing traditions among the university students all around the world. It can be attributed to different identity, ethnic, race as well as benefiting from various cultural backgrounds. Generally, culture is believed to be transmitted through language. Academic writing as a genre of language widely exploited by the students all over the world is not excluded from this rule. Written language is an attempt to communicate with the reader. A writer has an intention or purpose, as well as information to convey. Thus, the current study gives some enlightenment on the different cultural schemata utilized by the native speakers of Persian (NSP) in writing their dissertation acknowledgments. The findings revealed some interesting Persian culture-based themes in this part of academic writing. As a whole, it can be concluded that domestic culture is present in all aspects of human life even in the realm of academic writing.

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  • Khatib, Mohammad & Tabari, Bizhan Hekmatshoar & Mohammadi, Mohammad Javad, 2016. "Tracing Native Culture in Iranian Students Academic Writing: Focus on Acknowledgements," International Journal of English Language and Literature Studies, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 5(1), pages 46-54.
    • Handle: RePEc:asi:ijells:v:5:y:2016:i:1:p:46-54:id:560
    DOI: 10.18488/journal.23/2016.5.1/23.1.46.54
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    1. Kai Bao & Meihua Liu, 2024. "A Contrastive Study of Lexical Bundles Expressing Gratitude in Dissertation Acknowledgments Produced by Chinese and American PhD Students of Linguistics," SAGE Open, , vol. 14(1), pages 21582440241, March.

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