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 …

Genre studies allow researchers to observe the repeated communicative functions and their
linguistic components in different genres (Brett, 1994). Writing the introduction section is a …

Non-native English speaking (NNES) researchers often depend on language professionals
to translate or edit research articles (RAs). Genre study can identify the types of changes …

Introduction functions as a showcase in research articles (RAs). It motivates the reader to
read the rest of the paper. However, writing a well-crafted introduction is a complex task …

The trend of topics in language education research is affected by how authors convince
readers about the issues being discussed. However, the persistence of the topic is not …

With this small-scale qualitative investigation, we aimed to capture the views of a group of
Turkish arts and science scholars' construction of their RA introductions in their field-specific …

This paper explores a rhetorical move,'establishing a niche,'in the introduction and literature
review sections of the Applied Linguistics research articles (RAs) in English written by …

Research conceptualization is challenging for doctoral and master's writers, particularly
multilingual students engaging in thesis writing or writing for publication. In doctoral and …

This qualitative study reports on how 107 English as a foreign language (EFL) teacher
candidates have read and interpreted research articles (RAs) in a course they took in a …

This research examined the rhetorical pattern of thesis background, mainly the
undergraduate scripts of English education department students. The purpose of the study is …