The Different Implementations of Building Positive Impression in the ELT Articles

Abstract

One factor that influences the successfulness of published articles was a positive impression. It could attract the editors', reviewers', and readers' attention and appreciation. In this study, the researchers analyzed the different implementation of seven articles to build a positive impression based on Appraisal study. The articles were chosen through purposive sampling. It was analyzed by using the coding and interpreting technique. The findings show that every article had different implementation that comprised the exploration of the process and product, logical explanation of cause and effect, proposition of different reality between idealism and fact, pointing the trigger of finding, proposition of benefits, successfulness argumentation, and the explanation of method of collecting data. The results were beneficial to be applied as an Interpersonal technique to make the article is accepted in a publication because in the era of the online system, the publication requisites become higher.