Samira Atefi Boroujeni & Dr. Katayoon Afzali
Sheikhbahaee University, Iran
While the research study has recently focused on Discourse Markers (DMs) in discourse analysis of speech, their study in written text has been quite scare. Given the significance of Discourse Markers (DMs) especially in writing research papers, this research study aimed to examine the perceptions of Iranian researchers about the uses of DMs in their writings. An adapted version of the survey originally developed by Fung (2011) was used to gather the required data. The answers given to the survey by 10 Iranian writers were compared to those of 10 native writers. The results indicated that all the Iranian researchers attached less importance to the role of DMs as compared with native researchers. Moreover, the Iranian researchers noted that they were not instructed about the importance of DMs and asked for including instructions on DMs in writing courses, assessment programs and workshops. The present study can have implications for language policy makers, curriculum developers, and test developers.
The above abstract is a part of the article which was accepted at The Second International Conference on Current Issues of Languages, Dialects and Linguistics (WWW.TLLL.IR), 1-2 February 2018, Ahwaz.
