Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills

Swales, John M.; Feak, Christine B.

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“…However, it is widely recognized that the Discussion section is difficult to write and troublesome for both native and non-native speakers (e.g. Flowerdew, 1999Flowerdew, , 2001Jaroongkhongdach et al, 2012;Swales, 1990;Swales & Feak, 2004). This may be because writers need to meet the cognitive demands of the discussions and have skills for writing in the persuasive and argumentative styles (Pojanapunya & Todd, 2011).…”

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Investigating Move Structure of English Applied Linguistics Research Article Discussions Published in International and Thai Journals

Amnuai¹,

Wannaruk²

2012

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This study investigates the rhetorical move structure of English applied linguistic research article Discussions published in Thai and international journals. Two corpora comprising of 30 Thai Discussions and 30 international Discussions were analyzed using Yang & Allison's (2003) move model. Based on the analysis, both similarities and differences regarding the move occurrence, move-ordering patterns, and move cyclicity were found. The marked differences of the two corpora were in the step employment. The findings obtained in the current study are useful particularly for novice non-native writers by facilitating them to better understand the rhetorical structure of research article Discussions in the different publication contexts. In addition, they may provide L2 teachers with insight into effective instructional strategies to help EFL/ESL learners acquire pragmatic knowledge of the rhetorical structure of research article Discussions.

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Investigating Move Structure of English Applied Linguistics Research Article Discussions Published in International and Thai Journals

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Wannaruk²

2012

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“…Another common recommendation is that, where possible, the teaching of source use should be embedded in students' fields of study (for examples of activities and assignments for students of businesses studies and accounting, see Jameson 1993, andMcGowan &Lightbody 2008, respectively), while in general academic writing classes for students from diverse disciplinary backgrounds, teachers should engage students in small-scale ethnographic projects, with the aim to explore citation conventions and practices in their own discipline through tasks such as interviewing academics or compiling reports on citation use in discipline-specific journal articles (Barks & Watts 2001). Further examples of classroom activities and materials for teaching source use are available in, for example, Swales & Feak (1994;, Barks and Watts (2001) and .…”

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Plagiarism in second-language writing

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Plagiarism is a broad and multidisciplinary field of study, and within second-language (L2) writing, research on the topic goes back to the mid-1980s. In this review article we first discuss the received view of plagiarism as a transgressive act and alternative understandings which have been presented in the L1 and L2 writing literature. We then survey and identify salient themes in the growing body of work relating to plagiarism, primarily fro an L2 writing/applied linguistic perspective. These themes include terminological distinctions; views of the role of textual plagiarism in language learning and a writer's development; a concern with students' and teachers' sometimes differing understanding of plagiarism; and disciplinary differences in perceptions of plagiarism. We review research into the role of the electronic media in changing orientations toward plagiarism, the potential role of culture as a cause of plagiarism in the work of L2 writers, and pedagogical approaches to guiding students away from plagiarism. Methodological issues in researching plagiarism are sureveyed, and the article concludes by suggesting directions for future research.

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“…Writing the introduction section is a tough and burdensome task for both native and non-native speakers (Swales & Feak, 1994). Hence, the present study aimed to investigate the generic organization of English research article introductions written by native English and Iranian non-native speakers of English.…”

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Writing Introduction Sections of Research Articles in Applied Linguistics: Cross-Linguistic Study of Native and Non-Native Writers

Farnia

Barati²

2017

Indonesian J. Appl. Linguist

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Genre studies allow researchers to observe the repeated communicative functions and their linguistic components in different genres (Brett, 1994). Writing the introduction section is a tough and burdensome task for both native and non-native speakers (Swales & Feak, 1994). Hence, the present study aimed to investigate the generic organization of English research article introductions written by native English and Iranian non-native speakers of English. A total of 160 published articles were selected from established journals in Applied Linguistics. Following Swales' (2004) Create A Research Space (CARS) model, the researchers analyzed the articles for their specific generic patterns. Findings displayed that native English writers used significantly more strategies than Iranian non-native speakers of English, yielding richer texts. The findings of the present study contribute to the current knowledge of cross-cultural studies in academic writing to non-native English speakers in general and to non-native English novice writers in particular. Built on Swales' (2004) CARS model, the study describes how introduction sections are developed in English by native and non-native speakers, offering insights into ESP/EAP writing pedagogy.

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Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills

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Investigating Move Structure of English Applied Linguistics Research Article Discussions Published in International and Thai Journals

Investigating Move Structure of English Applied Linguistics Research Article Discussions Published in International and Thai Journals

Plagiarism in second-language writing

Writing Introduction Sections of Research Articles in Applied Linguistics: Cross-Linguistic Study of Native and Non-Native Writers

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