I have just begun to look into meta-discoursal features in academic writing at L1 English undergraduate level and multilingual pre-university level. The aim is to attempt a comparative study in the frequency and distribution of meta-discoursal features in the two groups.

My ideas are still developing in this area so I would appreciate any input from those with more experience.

Has anyone come across any relevant recent work in this area?

Thanking you in advance from sunny Oxford!

Pip Pip

Mark Searle

St. Clare's, Oxford