Exploring retrospective/prospective patterns in MICUSP: A comparative study of English as a first language and English as an additional language

Abstract

English as a First Language (EFL) and English as an Additional Language (The results indicated that both EFL and EAL students used a diverse array of linguistic features to express their ideas in academic prose, with the prospective categories being the most commonly used.

Keywords

• academic writing
• metadiscourse
• prospective categories
• retrospective categories
• micusp
• genre