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Mod3-A.Genre Analysis

The document discusses the concept of genre in academic writing, defining it as a type of text designed to achieve specific communicative purposes. It outlines the differences between research articles and theses/dissertations, highlighting their formats and components. Additionally, it presents various research writing formats and the major components of a research article, including the abstract, introduction, methodology, results, and conclusion.

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Mod3-A.Genre Analysis

The document discusses the concept of genre in academic writing, defining it as a type of text designed to achieve specific communicative purposes. It outlines the differences between research articles and theses/dissertations, highlighting their formats and components. Additionally, it presents various research writing formats and the major components of a research article, including the abstract, introduction, methodology, results, and conclusion.

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Communication

for
Academic
Purposes:
Genre Analysis
Genre?
A Genre has been
defined by Swales and
Feak (2009) as “a type of Christine B. Feak

text or discourse
designed to achieve a
set of communicative
purposes” (p. 1).

John M. Swales
GENRE

It is an
established form of
writing which
adheres to standard
conventions and
characteristics.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A
RESEARCH ARTICLE (RA)/
THESIS/DISSERTATION Research Report/
Journal Article
❖ Undergraduate Thesis
❖ Published
❖ Masteral Thesis in journals and has
❖ Doctoral Dissertation passed the standards of experts
in the field

❖Published work

❖ Submitted to a panel
of experts ❖ To contribute to any
in a school or institution field of
❖ Unpublished research study or discourse
work community
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A
RESEARCH ARTICLE (RA)/
THESIS/DISSERTATION Research Report/
Journal Article

❖ Shorter than a
thesis depending on the field
❖To demonstrate and journal
disciplinary ❖Uses synthesis and a concise
knowledge and style
understanding in presenting the Literature
as part of the Review
requirement for a
degree
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A

THESIS/DISSERTATION RESEARCH ARTICLE (RA)/


Research Report/
Journal Article
❖ Longer than a
research article

❖ Detailed review of the related ❖ Professional


literature writing
❖Summaries of the
presentation of
❖ Detailed results
presentation of results
and findings
❖ Novice writing
Sample Journals
Sample Journals
Sample Journals
Sample Journals
Sample Journals
Sample Journals
Sample Journals
METHODS

RESULTS
INTRODUCTION AND
DISCUSSION

ABSTRACT CONCLUSION
The thesis varies in its format depending on the school
or institution.

However, this established form of writing may contain


similar components found in research articles.
Formats used in Research Writing:

1. ILrMRDC
▪ Introduction
▪ Literature
review
▪ Method
▪ Result
▪ Discussion
▪ Conclusion
Formats used in Research Writing:

2. IMRD
▪ Introduction
(includes
the review of
literature)
▪ Method
▪ Result
▪ Discussion

▪
Formats used in Research Writing:

3. IMRAD
▪ Introduction
(includes
the review
of literature)
▪ Method
▪ Result
▪ Analysis
▪ Discussion
Formats used in Research Writing:

4. IMRaDC (USLS)
▪ Introduction
(includes
the review
of literature)
▪ Method
▪ Result and
▪ Discussion
▪ Conclusion
▪
MAJOR COMPONENTS OF A RESEARCH ARTICLE
MAJOR COMPONENTS OF A RESEARCH ARTICLE

I. Abstract
* is both a summary and
a “purified” reflection of
the entire article;
* provides the reader with a
summary of the contents of the paper.

I. Abstract
* is a faithful and accurate summary, which is
representative of the whole article
(Swales, 1990, p. 82);
MAJOR COMPONENTS OF A RESEARCH ARTICLE

I. Abstract
* summarizes the major aspects of the
entire paper (IRF, 2017).
MAJOR COMPONENTS OF A RESEARCH ARTICLE

A. Introduction
(research
objectives, aims or
purpose)
B. Methodology/
Methods
C. Results/Findings
D. Conclusion/
Implication
Identifying the parts of an abstract

A. Introduction
(research
objectives, aims or
purpose)
B. Methodology/
Methods
C. Results/Findings
D. Conclusion/
Implication
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