Writing and Translating Research Papers in English: Discourse Community, Academic and Specific English Programs towards European Complied Programs and Research Papers

Abstract

This research paper intends to bring out a clarification of English used for academic purposes and the role of it in scientific research. Nowadays, English is an international endeavor of many fields of study; therefore, this paper investigates various international models in use and offers a model which is applicable to practical situations and settings, such as the teaching of English for Academic Purposes within research settings. Since English is the major communication and research language, the ability to write research papers in English is a major goal of tertiary education and it is the focal point of the researchers of different fields of study. Particularly, the research explores genre analysis that adds the understanding of how language is used within a specific situation and setting. Respectively, this research investigates the analysis of academic English writing/research papers and the impact of the direct translation and language transfer from L1 to L2. Hence, many research papers have been analyzed based on the English for academic purposes criteria and, the transmitting of the correct massage by not using direct translation. Finally, in this paper has been clarified the use of English in academic and research setting. The analysis of the translated research papers in English shows that regarding the issue of academic English remains a gap for further development and improvement. By exploring and explaining the role of English in research and the analysis of genres, discourse community and academic English, this study offers models and practices compiled to European standards criteria of proper use of English in research setting and academic writing.

DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2015.v4n2s1p38