Moves in the Introduction Sections of Applied Linguistics Research Articles
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22364/BJELLC.05.2015.03Keywords:
applied linguistics, research articles, the Introduction section, move analysis, moves, stepsAbstract
Interest in the research article as a representative of a genre in different disciplines has resulted in many studies, which are essential for English for Academic Purposes. The present paper deals with move sequences in the Introduction sections of research articles in two journals in applied linguistics. The analysis of ten introductions from each journal is based on the Swales’s Create a Research Space model published in 1990. The results demonstrate that the writers use not only the M1-M2-M3 pattern, but also a variety of other move sequences in the Introduction section. It is observed that the headings of research articles may be misleading. The Introduction discussed in Swales’s IMRD model refers more to the Introductory part than the Introductory section. It is concluded that the Swales’s IMRD and CARS models may need elaboration to make them more applicable for teaching research article writing in applied linguistics.
References
Atai, M. R. and Habibie, P. (2012) Genre analysis of applied linguistics research article introductions: Exploring sub-disciplinary variations. Taiwan International ESP Journal, 4 (1): 25–44.
Bhatia, V.K. (2006) Analysing genre: some conceptual issues. In P. Martin (ed.) Academic Writing in Context. Implications and Applications. Papers in Honour of Tony Dudley-Evans (pp. 79 – 92). London and New York: Continuum, 2006.
Dahl, T. (2004) Textual metadiscourse in research articles: a marker of national culture or of academic discipline? Journal of Pragmatics 36: 1807–1825.
del Saz-Rubio, M. M. (2011) A pragmatic approach to the macro-structure and metadiscoursal features of research article introductions in the field of Agricultural Sciences. English for Specific Purposes, 30: 258–271.
Fakhri, A. (2004). Rhetorical properties of Arabic research article introductions. Journal of Pragmatics, 36: 1119–1138.
Fakhri, A. (2009) Rhetorical variation in Arabic academic discourse: Humanities versus law. Journal of Pragmatics, 41: 306–324.
Gea-Valor, M.-L., Rey-Rocha, J. and Moreno, A. I. (2014) Publishing research in the international context: An analysis of Spanish scholars’ academic writing needs in the social sciences. English for Specific Purposes, 36: 47–59.
Hirano, E. (2009) Research article introductions in English for specific purposes: A comparison between Brazilian Portuguese and English. English for Specific Purposes, 28: 240–250.
Jalilifar, A. (2010) Research article introductions: Sub-disciplinary variations in applied linguistics.1The Journal of Teaching Language Skills, 2 (2), Summer: 29–55.
Kanoksilapatham, B. (2007) Writing scientific research articles in Thai and English: Similarities and differences. Silpakorn University International Journal, 7: 172–203.
Kanoksilapatham, B. (2012) Facilitating scholarly publication: Genre characteristics of English research article Introductions and Methods. 3L: The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies, 18 (4): 5 – 19.
Ozturk, I. (2007) The textual organization of research article introductions in applied linguistics: Variability within a single discipline. English for Specific Purposes, 26 (1): 25–38.
Peacock, M. (2002) Communicative moves in the discussion section of research articles. System, 30 (4): 479–497.
Samraj, B. (2002) Introductions in research articles: Variations across disciplines. English for Specific Purposes, 21: 1–17.
Sheldon, E. (2011) Rhetorical differences in RA introductions written by English L1 and L2 and Castilian Spanish L1 writers. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 10: 238–251.
Stoller, F. L. and Robinson, M. S. (2013) Chemistry journal articles: An interdisciplinary approach to move analysis with pedagogical aims. English for Specific Purposes, 32: 45–57.
Swales, J. (2011) Aspects of Article Introductions. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
Swales, J. and Najjar, H. (1987) The writing of research article introductions. Written Communication, 4 (2), April: 175–191.
Swales, J. M. (1990) Genre Analysis. English in Academic and Research Settings. Cambridge: University Press.
Swales, J. M. (2004) Research Genres. Exploration and Applications. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Swales, J. M. and Feak, C. B. (1994) Academic Writing for Graduate Students. A Course for Nonnative Speakers of English. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
Taylor, G. and Chen, T. (1991) Linguistic, cultural, and subcultural issues in contrastive discourse analysis: Anglo-American and Chinese scientific texts. Applied Linguistics, 12: 319–336.
Tessuto, G. (2015) Generic structure and rhetorical moves in English-language empirical law research articles: Sites of interdisciplinary and interdiscursive cross-over. English for Specific Purposes, 37: 13–26.
Yang, R. and Allison, D. (2003) Research articles in the applied linguistics: Moving from results to conclusions. English for Specific Purposes, 22 (4): 365–385.
Yang, R. and Allison, D. (2004) Research articles in the applied linguistics: Structure from a functional perspective. English for Specific Purposes, 23 (3): 264–279.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
