Rhetorical Patterns in the Discussion Sections of Malay Research Articles

Loi, Chek Kim; Evans, Moyra Sweetnam; Akkakoson, Songyut; Ahmed, Shabbir; Ahmed, Shameem

doi:10.7763/ijlll.2015.v1.23

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“…The proposed rhetoric pattern in this study can be a manifestation of how the undergraduate students of ELE organize the introduction section of their research articles. In this light, prior research claims that rhetorical styles of particular genres are worth exploring in the English as Academic Purposes (EAP) class (Loi et al, 2015). It is also essential to introduce the concept of rhetorical styles in the academic writing class as an effort to assist them in writing a specific genre (Khansari et al, 2016), especially research articles.…”

Section: Pedagogical Implicationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Prior studies have been conducted to analyze the textual organization of each sections revealing their rhetorical styles, such as the analysis of the introduction (Hirano, 2009;Loi & Evans, 2010;Mirahayuni, 2001;Rakhmawati, 2013;Safnil, 2013;Sheldon, 2011), method (Bruce, 2008;Peacock, 2011), results (Basturkmen, 2009;Bruce, 2008), and discussion section (Holmes, 1997;Peacock, 2002). Nevertheless, it seems like the analysis of the introduction section tends to attract most of the authors to broad areas, such as applied sciences (Del Saz-Rubio, 2011;Graves et al, 2014;Kanoksilapatham, 2008;Shehzad, 2008) and social sciences (Loi et al, 2015;Loi & Evans, 2010;Sheldon, 2011).…”

Section: Rhetorical Styles Of the Introduction Sectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Rhetorical styles of Introduction in English language teaching (ELT) research articles

Rochma

Triastuti

Ashadi

2020

Indonesian J. Appl. Linguist.

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Research articles have been considered as the primary media of knowledge production. Nevertheless, for some undergraduate students, writing a research article can be a challenging task since they need to be aware of its rhetorical styles. Even though previous studies have been conducted to reveal the rhetorical styles of scientific papers, yet tend to focus more on research articles obtained from well-established journals. Hence, this study aims to reveal the rhetorical styles and draw the rhetoric pattern from the introduction section of 73 research articles written by the undergraduate students of English Language Education (ELE) at a state university in Yogyakarta. This is a qualitative investigation whose data were collected by random sampling technique and went through Safnil’s (2013) four analysis stages. As the primary framework for analysis, the modified CARS (Create a Research Space) model (Swales Feak, 2004) was adopted. The results show that Step 2: Making topic generalization in Move 1 and Step 1B: Indicating a gap in Move 2 are the obligatory steps in writing the introduction section. Nevertheless, the results reveal that mostly undergraduate research papers lack 1 step in Move 1, 2 steps in Move 2, and 3 steps in Move 3. The omission of steps in the CARS model by these student-authors seems to happen due to two major factors, namely the scarcity of control over the writing process and linguistic resources, hence suggesting pedagogical implications for academic writing courses.

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Section: Pedagogical Implicationmentioning

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Rhetorical styles of Introduction in English language teaching (ELT) research articles

Rochma

Triastuti

Ashadi

2020

Indonesian J. Appl. Linguist.

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“…This is probably because writing an academic text, such as journal articles in a foreign language or additional language is very hard (Arsyad & Arono, 2016& Moreno et al, 2015. Therefore, in order to be successful in publishing in international journals in English, university students or new authors must learn and be familiar with the writing style of RAs in English including the move variations in the text structure among RAs in different disciplines as expected by international journal readers (Fazilatfar & Naseri, 2014& Loi et al, 2015.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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The Argument Style of Research Article Discussions by Non-Native Authors of English Published in International Journals

Arsyad

Zaim

Ramadhan

et al. 2020

JOALL

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The argument quality in the discussion section of research articles determines the quality of the article but authors often find it very difficult to write especially when writing it in a foreign language. This study is aimed at investigating how Indonesian authors in multi- disciplines as non-native speakers of English discuss their research results in their English RAs. Fifty English RAs written by Indonesian authors in multi-disciplines published in Indonesian-based journals were analysed on the ways the authors discuss their research results and justify their new knowledge claims. The results show that, like international authors, Indonesian authors in multi-disciplines consider statement of results (Move-2), reference to previous research (Move-4), explanation (Move-5), and exemplification (Move-6) conventional or obligatory. They also consider explanation of the findings (Strategy-2), illustrating or exemplifying the findings (Strategy-4), and relating the findings with those in previous studies obligatory or conventional. The implication of these findings is for teaching Indonesian young faculty members and postgraduate students in writing convincingly argumentative discussion sections when writing RAs in English for international journal publication by including necessary moves and strategies.

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“…In other words, the use of reference to support interpretation or explanation of research results is not considered important for Indonesian writers in LS when writing in Indonesian. However, according to Loi et al (2015), personal contribution to the current knowledge addressed in the discussion section must be consistently motivated on the grounds of previous studies conducted by other specialists in the field.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The argument style in research article discussions to support research findings in language studies

Arsyad

Purwo

Adnan³

2020

SiELE

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The argument quality in a research article discussion (henceforth RAD) determines the quality of the article as a whole, and therefore this section must be written as convincingly as possible. However, authors in different disciplines such as Language Studies (LS) may address this section in a different argument style. This study is aimed at investigating how Indonesian writers in LS support their findings in their RADs. There were 40 RADs taken from four different Indonesian journals in LS; the articles were chosen from the latest volumes of the nationally accredited journals. This study used a genre analysis method in which the major source of data is a collection of texts as a product of language activity. The results show that the majority of Indonesian writers use Style 1 (interpreting the research findings or suggesting what the research findings mean), Style 2 (explaining or elaborating the research findings), Style-3 (stating the possible cause/s of the research findings), and Style 4 (illustrating or exemplifying the research findings) to support their research findings. However, unlike international authors, Indonesian writers do not relate their research findings with those of previous related studies; if they do so, it is to confirm the interpretation or explanation of their research results. The results of this study may help Indonesian authors in LS improve the quality of their RADs especially when writing articles in English to be submitted to an international journal.

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Rhetorical Patterns in the Discussion Sections of Malay Research Articles

Cited by 8 publications

References 6 publications

Rhetorical styles of Introduction in English language teaching (ELT) research articles

Rhetorical styles of Introduction in English language teaching (ELT) research articles

The Argument Style of Research Article Discussions by Non-Native Authors of English Published in International Journals

The argument style in research article discussions to support research findings in language studies

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