The Function of Self-Mention Markers in an Accountancy Conference

Attending a conference is one of the CPD activities that is chosen by the accountants in the Asia Pacific. • Conference Presentation : a monologue,(Seliman, 1996), face to face (Hwang, 2013), Sharing experiences and research practices (Guest,2018). • Discuss topics on the recent issue on the ASEAN accountant organisation . • Interpersonal metadiscourse markers (Hyland, 2005) • Self-mention; I,we, me,my , our • The function to assist the audience to understand the presentation Research problems: • Presentation contains signposting that the presenter used as markers that can link the presenters and audiences in comprehending the topic. • Absorbing the presentation is a challenge, especially for the NNS audience who listen to NNS presenters