Identity manifestation in second language writing through notion of voice: A review of literature

Abstract

Voice, a discourse related notion, is a required criterion for writing acceptable English. However, L2 learners from cultures other than English might face problems in realizing it, or even ignore it all through their writing. In this connection, researchers seek to look at it through different angels. A well-known definition for it is given by Hyland (2008) as "the ways writers express their personal views, authoritativeness, and presence" (p.5). Also, researchers try to find the relationship between this notion and various aspects of writing like overall quality, identity manifestation and so on in order to improve the quality of writings produced by L2 writings. This is supposed to assist L2 writers to create more native like and smooth writings. © 2014 Academy Publisher Manufactured In Finland.