DIFFERENCES IN ACADEMIC WRITING ACROSS CULTURES

It is widely acknowledged that English has become the dominant language of academic communication in recent decades, with its role as an academic lingua franca being more prominent than ever before. As evidence of this trend, it has been reported that "more than 90 per cent of the journal literature in some scientific domains is printed in English" (Hyland, 2006, 24). This widespread use of English in academic publishing has undoubtedly shaped the global landscape of scholarly exchange, creating an environment in which English has become the preferred medium for communicating research findings, ideas, and innovations across a wide array of disciplines.