@article { author = {Jabbar, Walaa'}, title = {}, journal = {Journal of Garmian University}, volume = {6}, number = {2}, pages = {345-359}, year = {2019}, publisher = {University of Garmian}, issn = {23100087}, eissn = {25223879}, doi = {10.24271/ garmian.196235}, abstract = {}, keywords = {}, title_ku = {Investigating Fourth Year College Students' Awareness in the Use of Hedging and Boosting in Their Academic Research Project}, abstract_ku = {Writing, in all its varied forms and purposes, is a complex process. It calls upon us to bring our left and right brain together to shape experience and feeling into something another person can read and understand. Written communication is an essential element of expression; the ability to articulate oneself through the written word provides one with the opportunity to share their knowledge in a meaningful and effective way. Therefore, developing written skills will enable students to learn how to compose ideas as well as organize their thoughts and arguments. Acquiring these skills will also prepare students for their future academic and professional endeavors. In an electronic world where verbal communication has become less frequently used, learning to write in a cohesive, structured manner allows individuals to convey their thoughts effectively. The need to present claims with precision caution and the use of appropriate uncertainty means, demands the use of hedges and boosters, in which they represent a significant for academics in anticipating their propositions to the readers. Despite its importance, however, little attention has been given to how hedges and boosters are expressed or the functions they serve in different texts.           The present study is a pragmatic analysis of the use of hedges and boosters in the students' academic research project. This study aims to reveal the tendency and preferences of fourth year students in the use of hedges and boosters in their research project. In addition, the present study is an attempt to investigate the spread and the frequency of hedging and boosting in the introduction and the discussion sections of the students' research projects.    The data analysis of the present study is based on corpus of academic research project written by fourth year students from two departments of English- college of languages and human sciences and college of education- in Garmian University. The corpus constitutes (36) academic researches in which they were written on linguistics and literature. These academic researches were selected randomly from the academic years 2009-2010 till the end of 2017-2018.}, keywords_ku = {Hedging,Boosting,Academic research}, url = {https://jgu.garmian.edu.krd/article_92063.html}, eprint = {https://jgu.garmian.edu.krd/article_92063_685f1349a5482ae8c91f1dffadb07177.pdf} }