Announcing one's work in PhD theses in computer science: A comparison of Move 3 in literature reviews written in English L1, English L2 and Spanish L1

Soler-Monreal, Carmen

doi:10.1016/j.esp.2015.07.004

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“…They have been the focus of much attention in the study of genres, particularly research articles (e.g., Kanoksilapatham, 2013) and their part-genres (e.g. introductions (Cortes, 2013); literature reviews (Soler-Monreal, 2015); methods sections (Cotos et al, 2017), results and discussions sections (Le & Harrington, 2015), and research article abstracts (Omidian et al, 2018)). A similar but less frequent focus on lexical bun-| Research Papers dles has also appeared in studies of student research genres (e.g., see Durrant & Mathews-Aydinli, 2011;Durrant, 2017).…”

Section: Connecting Rhetorical Moves With Theirmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Corpus-based Analysis of Rhetorical Moves and P-frames in an Omani Learner Corpus of Research Project Abstracts

Mathew,

Mccallum

2024

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Background: Rhetorical moves have long been studied in several disciplinary texts, including research articles and their part-genres. A solid base of literature has emerged in this respect, informing current writing pedagogy for novice writers. However, one part-genre which has been rarely studied is student project abstracts. This paper represents one of the first studies to explore the extent rhetorical moves are realised through the linguistic unit of phrase frames (p-frames) in final year Capstone project abstracts. Methods: Using two faculty-informed analytical frameworks, the paper explores the use of rhetorical moves and p-frames in corpora of Social and Physical Science student abstracts. The moves and the p-frames (if any) used to realise them were identified in order to understand how students organised this part-genre and to gauge their formulaicity. Results: Amongst the key findings was that Omani students did not perform all the rhetorical moves recommended by the faculty. Moreover, they added spontaneous moves of their own to the abstracts. When performing rhetorical moves, they used very few p-frames, indicating that their approach did not rely on formulaic language of this nature. Conclusions: Pedagogical implications for the Omani context and for broader EAP contexts are discussed.

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Section: Connecting Rhetorical Moves With Theirmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Corpus-based Analysis of Rhetorical Moves and P-frames in an Omani Learner Corpus of Research Project Abstracts

Mathew,

Mccallum

2024

JLE

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“…Following Kwan and chan (2014), the current study examines source ideas cited in specific moves/steps in LRs in Information Systems RAs by drawing on their citation classification scheme as well as the widely-established cARS model (Swales, 1990) originally postulated for RA Introductions but subsequently found applicable to LRs in theses and RAs (Kwan, 2006;Kwan et al, 2012;Gil-Salom & Soler-Monreal, 2014;Soler-Monreal, 2015;Tessuto, 2015;Tseng, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

What do researchers cite in their Literature Review sections? An exploratory study of citations in Information Systems research articles

Chan

Kwan

2022

Ibérica

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The Literature Review (LR) section is an integral part of a research article (RA) where the author needs to develop a theoretical groundwork to anchor his/her own study. However, the part-genre always eludes novice writers, which involves deciding what to cite from relevant past literature and what goals the cited knowledge serves therein. Insights are thus necessary into how experienced/expert writers address such issues. Unfortunately, there has been a dearth of research into this topic, with existing work focusing mainly on the formal features and generic functions of source use. Motivated by the missing gap and the pedagogical need and grounded in Swales’s (1990) CARS model and Authors’ (2014) semantic typology of citations, the present study is an attempt to examine the semantic attributes of source ideas that get cited in different parts of the LR sections of Information Systems RAs following a behavioral science research (BSR) paradigm. Findings reveal that distinct types of source ideas are cited, which are associated with the specific move-steps of the LR sections and the BSR paradigm. A comparison of some of the cited ideas with the original ideas from the source texts also demonstrates that the latter have been re-contextualized to varying degrees to advance the arguments that the writers make in their LRs. Taken together, the study’s outcomes suggest that using a move-specific approach to citations can yield useful insights into source use in LRs. Implications for citation teaching and future citation research will be drawn.

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“…Previous research has demonstrated the effect of socio-cultural factors on the written product of non-native speakers (e.g., Ahmadi, 2022;Marefat & Mohammadzadeh, 2013;Moreno, 2021;Tahririan & Jalilifar, 2004). That said, most cross-cultural, genre-based studies have focused on abstract (e.g., Kafes, 2015;Marefat & Mohammadzadeh, 2013;Samar et al, 2014;Tankó, 2017) and introduction sections (e.g., Del Saz Rubio, 2011;Lu et al, 2021;Soler-Monreal, 2015). Little evidence is available about comparative, cross-cultural, genre-based studies on the discussion sections of applied linguistics RAs written by NES and Persian native speakers as NNES, thus calling for further research.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rhetorical Structure of Applied Linguistics Research Article Discussions: A Comparative Cross-Cultural Analysis

Ahmadi

2022

JLE

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Background. Recent years have seen tremendous research efforts in the development of English for academic and research publication purposes, utilising an established approach to comparative genre analysis. This growing interest is primarily driven by the global dominance of Anglophone writing conventions, which necessitates raising awareness among researchers, particularly in non-Anglophone contexts. Purpose. This study explored and analysed the communicative intents of the discussion sections in research articles in two different contexts to investigate the effect of nativeness on the structural organisation in this genre. The focus of the study was on the rhetorical structure and employment of Moves in the applied linguistics research article Discussions, written in English by Iranian and native English-speaking researchers. Methods. A mixed-methods research study was conducted on two corpora, comprising 40 Discussions written by Iranian scholars and 40 Discussions written by native English-speaking scholars, selected from research articles published in international peer-reviewed journals. Results. The comparison of the two corpora revealed similarities and differences in the frequency, type, structure, sequence, and cyclicity of Moves. While there were significant differences in the frequency and sequence of Moves and Steps, both corpora employed the same types. They featured cyclical structures with no evidence of linear patterns across the Discussions. Both groups of researchers found it essential to provide background information and report and comment on the results in the research article Discussions, however, with notable differences in commenting strategies, i.e., Steps. The results indicated that socio-cultural conventions might have influenced the scholars' under- and over-employment of certain Moves and Steps in the research article Discussions. Implications. The findings of this study provide research-based evidence to practically and pedagogically assist in the context of English for academic and specific purposes, particularly in teaching English for research publication purposes to non-native English-speaking scholars.

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Announcing one's work in PhD theses in computer science: A comparison of Move 3 in literature reviews written in English L1, English L2 and Spanish L1

Cited by 19 publications

References 38 publications

A Corpus-based Analysis of Rhetorical Moves and P-frames in an Omani Learner Corpus of Research Project Abstracts

A Corpus-based Analysis of Rhetorical Moves and P-frames in an Omani Learner Corpus of Research Project Abstracts

What do researchers cite in their Literature Review sections? An exploratory study of citations in Information Systems research articles

Rhetorical Structure of Applied Linguistics Research Article Discussions: A Comparative Cross-Cultural Analysis

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