A Comparative Analysis of Rhetorical Move and Genre Knowledge Development of English and Indonesian Thesis
Abstract
A number of studies have shown that genre analysis through move analysis is a practical approach to identifying complexity in writing research papers (RAs). However, the development of general knowledge embodied in abstract discourse patterns is rarely known. This study aims to clarify whether educational level influences the development of general knowledge, especially in the field of abstract research. Using Hyland's (2000) five-step analysis model, this study analyzes the comparison and identity of thesis abstracts in English and Indonesian. The results of the analysis showed several differences and similarities in the realization of abstract discourse patterns in the final project abstracts in English and Indonesian. As for genre knowledge, its development is expressed in the level of learning, from undergraduate to postgraduate. As can be seen from the thesis abstracts in both languages, Move1 (Introduction) presents a richer variety of step-by-step implementations. The analysis also shows that there are no significant differences in the development of genre knowledge across languages and study areas. It is suggested to have more subject data for further comparative research on this particular topic.
Keywords: Abstract, Abstract discourse pattern, thesis, English genre knowledge, Indonesian.
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Artemeva, N., & Fox, J. (2010). Awareness versus production: Probing students’ antecedent genre knowledge. Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 24(4), 476-515.
Berkenkotter, C., & Huckin, T. N. (2016). Genre knowledge in disciplinary communication: Cognition/culture/power. Routledge.
Bhatia, V. K. (1993). Analyzing Genre: Language Use in Professional Settings. Longman.
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Devitt, A. J. (2015). Genre performances: John Swales' Genre Analysis and rhetorical-linguistic genre studies. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 19, 44-51.
Driscoll, D. L., Paszek, J., Gorzelsky, G., Hayes, C. L., & Jones, E. (2020). Genre knowledge and writing development: Results from the writing transfer project. Written Communication, 37(1), 69-103.
Fauzan, U., Lubis, A., & Kurniawan, E. (2020). Rhetorical moves and linguistic complexity of Research article abstracts in international Applied Linguistics journals. Asian ESP Journal, 16(5), 2020.
Gani, F. G., Kurniawan, E., Gunawan, W., & Lubis, A. H. (2021, April). Rhetorical moves analysis in soft and hard science lecturers’ master’s thesis and dissertation abstracts. In Thirteenth Conference on Applied Linguistics (CONAPLIN 2020) (pp. 156-161). Atlantis Press.
Hardjanto, T. D. (2017). Common discourse patterns of cross-diciplinary research article abstracts in English. Humaniora, 29(1), 72-84.
Hyland, K. (2000). Disciplinary discourses.: Social interactions in academic writing. Longman.
Juanda, M. R., & Kurniawan, E. (2020, December). A comparison of rhetorical moves in students’ undergraduate thesis abstracts. In 4th International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education (ICOLLITE 2020) (pp. 443-448). Atlantis Press.
Kafes, H. (2012). Cultural traces on the rhetorical organization of research article abstracts. International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications, 3(3), 207-220.
Kurniawan, E., & Lubis, A. H. (2020). A comparative move analysis on the qualitative and quantitative findings and discussion sections written by EFL undergraduate students. Asian ESP Journal, 16(6.1), 137-162.
Kurniawan, E., Lubis, A. H., Suherdi, D., & Danuwijaya, A. A. (2019). Rhetorical Organization of Applied Linguistics Abstracts: Does Scopus Journal Quartile Matter?. GEMA Online Journal of Language Studies, 19(4).
Lorés, R. (2004). On RA abstracts: from rhetorical structure to thematic organisation. English for specific purposes, 23(3), 280-302.
Lubis, A. H., & Kurniawan, E. (2020). A review of genre analysis of research abstracts: Lessons learned and recommendations for future research directions, pedagogical practices, and policies. Language, education, and policy for the changing society: Contemporary theory and research, 109-124.
Mohsenzadeh, H. (2013). Rhetorical move structure of literature book prefaces in English and Persian. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 4(4), 317.
Nikpei, H. (2016). Rhetorical Moves of Abstracts Written by TEFL Students and Molecular Biology Graduate Students-A Comparative Study. International Journal of English Language and Translation Studies, 4(4), 172-179.
Pérez-Llantada, C. (2014). Formulaic language in L1 and L2 expert academic writing: Convergent and divergent usage. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 14, 84-94.
Parodi, G. (2010). The rhetorical organization of the Textbook genre across disciplines: A ‘colony-in-loops’?. Discourse Studies, 12(2), 195-222.
Pho, P. D. (2008). Research article abstracts in applied linguistics and educational technology: A study of linguistic realizations of rhetorical structure and authorial stance. Discourse studies, 10(2), 231-250.
Putri, T. D., Kurniawan, E., Gunawan, W., & Lubis, A. H. (2021, April). Move analysis of thesis and dissertation abstracts of local and international graduate lecturers. In Thirteenth Conference on Applied Linguistics (CONAPLIN 2020) (pp. 581-586). Atlantis Press.
Rounsaville, A. (2014). Situating transnational genre knowledge: A genre trajectory analysis of one student’s personal and academic writing. Written Communication, 31(3), 332-364.
Samraj, B. (2002). Introductions in research articles: Variations across disciplines. English for specific purposes, 21(1), 1-17.
Suryani, F. B., & Rismiyanto, R. (2019). Move analysis of the English bachelor thesis abstracts written by Indonesians. Prominent, 2(2).
Swales, J. M., & Swales, J. (1990). Genre analysis: English in academic and research settings. Cambridge university press.
Swales, J. M. (2004). Research genres: Explorations and applications. Cambridge University Press.
Tardy, C. (2009). Building genre knowledge. Parlor Press LLC.
Tardy, C. M., Sommer-Farias, B., & Gevers, J. (2020). Teaching and researching genre knowledge: Toward an enhanced theoretical framework. Written Communication, 37(3), 287-321.
Tocalo, A. W. I. (2021). Move structures and their rhetorical verbs of research article abstracts across Englishes. Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 11(1), 1-10.
Wardani, T.A. (2020). Rhetorical Moves and Authorial Identity in EFL Postgraduate Students’ Writing. Surabaya: Universitas Negeri Surabaya.
Zamani, G., & Ebadi, S. (2016). Move Analysis of the Conclusion Sections of Research Papers in Persian and English. Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 11(1), 9-20.
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2023-06-30
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