{"id":"https://openalex.org/W7166313477","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2026.101705","title":"Recontextualisation of SFL Appraisal analysis in the teaching of doctoral conclusion writing: The role of Attitude and Graduation in positively evaluating research contribution","display_name":"Recontextualisation of SFL Appraisal analysis in the teaching of doctoral conclusion writing: The role of Attitude and Graduation in positively evaluating research contribution","publication_year":2026,"publication_date":"2026-06-28","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W7166313477","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2026.101705"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1016/j.jeap.2026.101705","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2026.101705","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2026.101705","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S145743673","display_name":"Journal of English for Academic Purposes","issn_l":"1475-1585","issn":["1475-1585","1878-1497"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["anvur-class-a","anvur-scientific","cwts-core","erih-plus","jufo-2","norway-2","poland-140","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320990","host_organization_name":"Elsevier BV","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320990"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Elsevier BV"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by-nc-nd","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-nc-nd","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of English for Academic Purposes","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"hybrid","oa_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2026.101705","any_repository_has_fulltext":true},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5087397739","display_name":"Karin Whiteside","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7335-1085","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7335-1085"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I71052956","display_name":"University of Reading","ror":"https://ror.org/05v62cm79","country_code":"GB","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I71052956"]}],"countries":["GB"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Karin Whiteside","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Reading, United Kingdom"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7335-1085","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Reading, United Kingdom","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I71052956"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5038424560","display_name":"Nadya Yakovchuk","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6244-9477","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6244-9477"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I28290843","display_name":"University of Surrey","ror":"https://ror.org/00ks66431","country_code":"GB","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I28290843"]}],"countries":["GB"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Nadya Yakovchuk","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Surrey, United Kingdom"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6244-9477","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Surrey, United Kingdom","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I28290843"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":2,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5087397739"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I71052956"],"apc_list":{"value":3730,"currency":"USD","value_usd":3730},"apc_paid":{"value":3730,"currency":"USD","value_usd":3730},"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":0,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.49257698,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":"82","issue":null,"first_page":"101705","last_page":"101705"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10366","display_name":"Discourse Analysis in Language Studies","score":1.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1208","display_name":"Literature and Literary Theory"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/12","display_name":"Arts and Humanities"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10366","display_name":"Discourse Analysis in Language Studies","score":1.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1208","display_name":"Literature and Literary Theory"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/12","display_name":"Arts and Humanities"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11832","display_name":"Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions","score":0.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3600","display_name":"General Health Professions"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/36","display_name":"Health Professions"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12648","display_name":"Academic Writing and Publishing","score":0.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1207","display_name":"History and Philosophy of Science"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/12","display_name":"Arts and Humanities"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/appraisal-system","display_name":"appraisal system","score":0.5139999985694885},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/systemic-functional-linguistics","display_name":"systemic functional linguistics","score":0.9089999794960022},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/attitudes","display_name":"attitudes","score":0.7009999752044678},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/graduation","display_name":"graduation","score":0.9900000095367432},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/evaluative-language","display_name":"evaluative language","score":0.7900000214576721},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/scientific-contributions","display_name":"scientific contributions","score":0.7289999723434448},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/thesis-writing","display_name":"thesis writing","score":0.5389999747276306},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/academic-writing-instruction","display_name":"academic writing instruction","score":0.8659999966621399}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779529714","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2632744","display_name":"Graduation (instrument)","level":2,"score":0.9049999713897705},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.582099974155426},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C145420912","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q853077","display_name":"Mathematics education","level":1,"score":0.4296000003814697},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2983877603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5533546","display_name":"Genre analysis","level":2,"score":0.42410001158714294},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C509550671","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q126945","display_name":"Medical education","level":1,"score":0.4172999858856201},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C19417346","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7922","display_name":"Pedagogy","level":1,"score":0.3959999978542328},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C4308109","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4781686","display_name":"Appraisal theory","level":2,"score":0.353300005197525},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C84389358","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1129466","display_name":"Discourse analysis","level":2,"score":0.3407000005245209},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144024400","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21201","display_name":"Sociology","level":0,"score":0.3215999901294708},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779991137","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7663820","display_name":"Systemic functional linguistics","level":2,"score":0.32109999656677246},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C152541439","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5186693","display_name":"Critical appraisal","level":3,"score":0.2797999978065491},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C3018824978","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2894891","display_name":"Error analysis","level":2,"score":0.2669999897480011},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C21425071","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7249389","display_name":"Project appraisal","level":2,"score":0.2621000111103058},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2986587452","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q938438","display_name":"Statistical analysis","level":2,"score":0.25949999690055847},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2987525970","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96374569","display_name":"Causal analysis","level":2,"score":0.25360000133514404}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":3,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1016/j.jeap.2026.101705","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2026.101705","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2026.101705","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S145743673","display_name":"Journal of English for Academic Purposes","issn_l":"1475-1585","issn":["1475-1585","1878-1497"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["anvur-class-a","anvur-scientific","cwts-core","erih-plus","jufo-2","norway-2","poland-140","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320990","host_organization_name":"Elsevier BV","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320990"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Elsevier BV"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by-nc-nd","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-nc-nd","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of English for Academic Purposes","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"doi:10.2139/ssrn.6088649","doi":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6088649","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6088649","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210172589","display_name":"SSRN Electronic Journal","issn_l":"1556-5068","issn":["1556-5068"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I1318003438","host_organization_name":"RELX Group (Netherlands)","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1318003438"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"acceptedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"posted-content"},{"id":"pmh:oai:centaur.reading.ac.uk:131439","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/131439/1/1-s2.0-S1475158526000779-main.pdf","pdf_url":"https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/131439/1/1-s2.0-S1475158526000779-main.pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306402273","display_name":"CentAUR (University of Reading)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I71052956","host_organization_name":"University of Reading","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I71052956"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"Article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.1016/j.jeap.2026.101705","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2026.101705","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2026.101705","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S145743673","display_name":"Journal of English for Academic Purposes","issn_l":"1475-1585","issn":["1475-1585","1878-1497"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["anvur-class-a","anvur-scientific","cwts-core","erih-plus","jufo-2","norway-2","poland-140","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320990","host_organization_name":"Elsevier BV","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320990"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Elsevier BV"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by-nc-nd","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-nc-nd","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of English for Academic Purposes","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"score":0.5,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/4","display_name":"Quality education"}],"sustainable_development_goals_aurora":[{"score":0.6667794585227966,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/4","display_name":"Quality education"}],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":16,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W2019819307","https://openalex.org/W2042411253","https://openalex.org/W2065421148","https://openalex.org/W2068613306","https://openalex.org/W2082519422","https://openalex.org/W2143297176","https://openalex.org/W2169363870","https://openalex.org/W2201905500","https://openalex.org/W2518678915","https://openalex.org/W2907890145","https://openalex.org/W2911426707","https://openalex.org/W2912203432","https://openalex.org/W2961835541","https://openalex.org/W2973082792","https://openalex.org/W3016626154","https://openalex.org/W4285030732"],"related_works":[],"abstract_inverted_index":{"This":[0],"study":[1],"investigates":[2],"how":[3],"doctoral":[4,131],"writers":[5],"across":[6],"disciplines":[7],"linguistically":[8],"realise":[9],"positive":[10],"evaluation":[11],"of":[12,35,56,76,90,99],"their":[13],"research":[14],"contributions":[15],"in":[16,53,73,105],"thesis":[17],"conclusions.":[18],"Drawing":[19],"on":[20],"the":[21,39,74,85,97,112,148],"APPRAISAL":[22],"system":[23],"within":[24],"Systemic":[25],"Functional":[26],"Linguistics":[27],"(Martin":[28],"&":[29,46],"White,":[30],"2005),":[31],"we":[32],"analyse":[33],"instances":[34],"Move":[36],"2,":[37],"Evaluating":[38],"study,":[40],"Step":[41],"1,":[42],"Indicating":[43],"significance":[44],"(Yang":[45],"Allison,":[47],"2003;":[48],"Loi":[49],"et":[50],"al.,":[51],"2016)":[52],"a":[54,122,136],"corpus":[55],"Politics":[57],"and":[58,62,81,87,92,115,143],"International":[59],"Relations,":[60],"Psychology,":[61],"Computer":[63],"Science":[64],"theses":[65],"from":[66],"two":[67],"UK":[68],"universities.":[69],"We":[70,126],"identify":[71],"patterns":[72],"use":[75],"resources":[77],"for":[78,102,130],"inscribed":[79],"Attitude":[80,82],"evoked":[83],"via":[84],"Force":[86],"Focus":[88],"categories":[89],"Graduation,":[91],"compare":[93],"our":[94,141],"findings":[95],"with":[96,145],"representation":[98],"evaluative":[100],"language":[101],"this":[103],"purpose":[104,114],"published":[106],"pedagogic":[107,137],"resources,":[108],"concluding":[109],"that":[110],"both":[111,128],"rhetorical":[113],"its":[116],"linguistic":[117],"realisation":[118],"are":[119],"currently":[120],"to":[121,147],"large":[123],"extent":[124],"neglected.":[125],"discuss":[127],"implications":[129,144],"writing":[132],"practitioners,":[133],"including":[134],"detailing":[135],"intervention":[138],"informed":[139],"by":[140],"data,":[142],"regard":[146],"'Applied":[149],"Linguistics'":[150],"vs.":[151],"'Applied-ness'":[152],"debate.":[153]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-10-13T10:08:12.033832","created_date":"2026-06-28T00:00:00"}