Generic structure of research article abstracts in the field of business

Name: Rungarun Srivichaimoon

keyword: Rhetorical structure

; Research article abstracts

; Genre analysis

; Move analysis

; Academic writing

Abstract: Since English has become the international language in professional and academic fields. English seems to be required language, especially in academic writing ; the knowledge of genre analysis could enable a researcher in writing well-organized and quality abstracts which provide complete significant sections. There have been many researchers on genre analysis of research article abstracts in various fields such as biology, medicine, engineering, etc. However, few researchers have investigated the research article abstracts in the field of business. Therefore the purpose of this study is to investigate the rhetorical moves, frequency of the occurrence, and linguistic characterization of each individual move in research article abstracts written by native speakers in the field of business. The methodology was conducted by using Hyland’s (2000) five-move pattern model to identify structural move pattern and also linguistic features in 35 research article abstracts in the field of business from five sub disciplines: computers in industry, hospitality and tourism management, information and management, marketing, accounting, and economics . Three coders participated in the study as move coders to conduct the individual move analysis. The results show that the research article abstracts in the field of business did not use completely Hyland’s (2000) five-move pattern framework. In this study, introduction move, purpose move, methodology move, and product move were considered as conventional moves while conclusion move was considered as an optional move. In terms of linguistic features, there were uses of various verb tenses and also inquiry types, reporting verb, opening noun, and also that-complement. The findings could benefit EFL teachers who wish to provide their students and train their students in writing research article abstracts, contribute to business students’ effectiveness in writing structured abstracts and also create more the awareness and sensibility among researchers when they need to write their research article abstracts

Thammasat University. Thammasat University Library

Address: BANGKOK

Email: preserv@tu.ac.th

Name: Pattama Sappapan

Role: advisor

Created: 2015

Modified: 2021-09-13

Issued: 2021-09-13

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application/pdf

DOI: 10.14457/TU.the.2015.782

eng

DegreeName: Master of Arts

Level: Master's Degree

Descipline: Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Grantor: Thammasat University

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