Table 1 Disciplinary information and token sizes of SoP samples
From: Disciplinary variations in academic promotional writing: the case of statements of purpose
SoP (100 in total) | Discipline and sample number | |
|---|---|---|
The Arts Division | Humanities (19,408 tokens) | Applied Linguistics (5), Arts Administration (1), Asian Studies (8), Comparative Literature (1), Cultural Studies (2), Translation (3). |
Business (18,787 tokens) | Accounting (3), Advertising (2), Corporate Communication (2), Finance (3), Hotel Management (2), Management Studies (2), Public Administration (3), Real Estate Management (3) | |
Social Science (19,847 tokens) | Anthropology (2), Communication (3), Economics (2), Environmental Policy (1), Journalism (2), New Media Studies (1), Political Science (2), Psychology (2), Public Health (1), Public Relation (1), Social Work (2), Sociology (1) | |
The Science Division | Engineering (18,384 tokens) | Chemical Engineering (3), Civil Engineering (3), Computer Engineering (3), Electronic Engineering (3), Information Technology (1), Logistics (3), Manufacture Engineering (2), Mechanic Engineering (2) |
Science (18,444 tokens) | Biology (4), Chemistry (3), Computer Science (4), Environmental Studies (4), Material Science (2), Physics (2), Plant Science (1) | |
Total | 100 samples and 94,870 tokens | |