Research articles have been considered as the primary media of knowledge production.
Nevertheless, for some undergraduate students, writing a research article can be a …

Swales'(1990) Creating a Research Space (CARS) model has spawned a large number of
studies focusing on investigations of research article introductions (RAIs), and the reports …

Writing a Master of Arts (MA) thesis is a challenging task for postgraduate students. This
complexity is of great significance when one is writing in his/her second language. From this …

As the leading section in a research article (RA), the introduction typically leaves a lasting
impression on the reader. It is thus necessary to make a well-crafted and organized …

Presenting research gap (s) in a research article (RA), particularly in the abstract and
introduction, should be considered by authors, since it functions to show the novelty of the …

There is a growing interest in exploring the structure of student academic writing across
different disciplinary backgrounds, including the Science, Technology, Engineering, and …

This study investigates the similarities and disparities of the rhetorical organizations of
introduction sections in soft and hard science international journals written by Indonesian …

Studies on the rhetorical move structure of research article introduction led to the advent of
Swales'(1990) genre analysis, a discourse analysis approach that is developed within the …

This paper began with concerns about the lacks of sharp rhetorical styles in writing, the
methods of citing references, and the formulations of theories and arguments within the …

Readers' decisions about the relevance and significance of research presented in a journal
article are often influenced by the introduction section. Several factors contribute to authors' …