Comparing Engagement Markers in Economics Research Articles and Opinion Pieces: A Corpus-based Study

He, Mengyu; Rahim, Hajar Abdul

doi:10.17576/gema-2019-1902-01

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“…Conversely, appeals to shared knowledge and personal asides were employed less frequently. This disparity contrasts with the use of engagement markers in opinion pieces and economics-related articles [33], where directives are the prevailing engagement markers. This variance in frequency may be attributed to the specific genre of EFL MOOCs.…”

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“…Hyland's taxonomy classifies engagement markers into five categories: reader or audience pronouns, directives, questions, personal asides, and appeals to shared knowledge [30][31][32]. Engagement markers encompass rhetorical features writers or speakers employ to signify their awareness of and communication with their audience [33,34]. This study primarily relies on Hyland's taxonomy to identify and analyze these engagement markers [30].…”

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Engagement Markers in EFL MOOC Lectures in Chinese Universities

Guo,

Ibrahim

2023

IJIET

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Effective engagement is a crucial aspect of teaching and learning, particularly in online environments such as Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), where face-to-face interaction is limited. However, there is minimal research on how instructors employ language to engage students within MOOCs. In this regard, the concept of engagement markers becomes invaluable. These linguistic devices facilitate interaction between speakers and their online audiences. This study involves an analysis utilizing a self-built corpus of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) MOOC lectures offered by Chinese universities. Hyland’s engagement model identified the types, frequency, and functions of engagement markers employed by lecturers to engage learners in EFL MOOC lectures. In particular, the researchers compared nationally recognized EFL MOOC lectures with those from ordinary universities. The research findings indicated diverse engagement markers in EFL MOOC lectures. Nationally recognized EFL MOOCs exhibited a more extensive and frequent utilization of these markers than their counterparts from ordinary universities. For example, EFL MOOC lectures from top universities made significantly greater use of personal pronouns than those from ordinary Chinese universities. These results hold significant implications for EFL lecturers, providing valuable insights into effective engagement strategies for MOOCs. Furthermore, the present study contributes to the professional development of educators in this dynamic educational landscape.

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Engagement Markers in EFL MOOC Lectures in Chinese Universities

Guo,

Ibrahim

2023

IJIET

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Engagement strategies in English and Arabic newspaper editorials

Alghazo

Al-Anbar

Jarrah

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Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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This study explores the use and functions of engagement strategies in English and Arabic newspaper editorials. To this end, the study analyses 80 editorials collected from two popular newspapers (40 from each): The Guardian which publishes in English and appears in the UK and Addustour which publishes in Arabic and appears in Jordan. Following Paltridge’s (2020) taxonomy, the study utilises a mixed-method approach to assess whether differences in the use of engagement strategies between the two corpora are statistically significant and to identify the functions of the strategies used in the two sets of data. The findings show that there are statistically significant differences between the two languages in the use of some engagement strategies. In particular, Arabic editorials included more reader pronouns and less personal asides than did English ones. In addition, although questioning as an engagement strategy was absent in the Arabic corpus, it was used in the English one to transmit information and circulate knowledge. The findings enrich our understanding of how the editorial genre is constructed, and how editorialists engage with their readers in the two languages.

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Marcadores de implicación en los discursos de campaña para las elecciones generales de 2016 en España

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Albalat-Mascarell

2022

SiC

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Abstracta Este trabajo estudia la frecuencia y las funciones de los marcadores de implicación que utilizaron los candidatos de las principales fuerzas políticas españolas en sus discursos de campaña para las elecciones generales de 2016 en España. Nuestro objetivo es analizar la manera en que los líderes de los principales partidos políticos españoles se relacionaron con sus votantes a través del uso de marcadores de implicación en sus discursos. Para poder alcanzar este objetivo, recopilamos las transcripciones de los mítines de los candidatos presidenciables españoles y de un debate celebrado entre dichos candidatos durante la campaña electoral de 2016 y aplicamos una metodología de análisis de corpus. Los resultados permiten observar que los dirigentes políticos españoles utilizaron los marcadores de implicación de manera distinta según se tratase de un mitin de campaña o de un debate televisado. En las conclusiones señalamos qué marcadores de implicación parecen utilizarse más en la comunicación político-electoral española en la actualidad y las implicaciones que esto conlleva.

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Comparing Engagement Markers in Economics Research Articles and Opinion Pieces: A Corpus-based Study

Cited by 4 publications

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Engagement Markers in EFL MOOC Lectures in Chinese Universities

Engagement Markers in EFL MOOC Lectures in Chinese Universities

Engagement strategies in English and Arabic newspaper editorials

Marcadores de implicación en los discursos de campaña para las elecciones generales de 2016 en España

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