Abstract
Despite significant attention given to the rhetorical organization of abstracts in academic discourse, there is a lack of studies that have investigated genre analysis of abstracts in the field of applied linguistics. This article focuses on the genre analysis of research article abstract and aims to identify common structural approaches to developing a well-crafted abstract in this field. By using Pho’s (2008) five-move model for framework, twelve research article abstracts were randomly chosen from journal Applied Linguistics for analysis. It was found that only 25% of abstracts adhered to a five-move model.
The most prevalent moves were move 3 methodology, followed by purpose and result. It can be concluded that the purpose, methodology, and result of the research are obligatory elements of research article abstracts, while the introduction can be optional. Teaching the generic structure of abstracts from this journal can be beneficial for postgraduate students conducting research, particularly in the field of applied linguistics.
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