Strengthening move analysis methodology towards bridging the function-form gap

Moreno, Ana I.; Swales, John M.

doi:10.1016/j.esp.2017.11.006

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“…Last but not least, genre analysis allows language practitioners to adopt the language items in a more refined way for specific purposes of teaching, learning and linguistic research (Moreno & Swales, 2018). Teachers can incorporate research findings of genre analysis in their teaching materials for EAP to optimize the effectiveness of EAP classrooms.…”

Section: Pedagogical Implications and Limitationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Move Analysis of Conference Abstracts in Applied Linguistics - Pedagogical Implications for Teaching and Learning English for Academic Purposes

Phuong¹

2018

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This current paper presents the findings of move analysis of conference abstracts from the British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL). Reviewing different core perspectives of move analysis such as Biber et al. (2007); Swales (1981, 1990); Santos (1996), the paper employed suitable approaches namely Biber et al. (2007) for move identification and Santos (1996) for the analysis of moves in order to examine common linguistic features identified in the moves that are used to serve the social and communicative purpose of conference abstracts. The findings revealed that moves 1 (situating the research), 2 (presenting the research), and 3 (describing the methodology) are frequently included in the conference abstracts, whereas moves 4 (summarizing the results) and 5 (discussing the research) can be less frequent. It is concluded that this persuasive writing genre possesses 3 obligatory or strongly prototypical moves and 2 optional ones. Finally, some pedagogical implications are derived from the findings to inform further practice with regard to teaching and learning English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in second and foreign language learning contexts.

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Section: Pedagogical Implications and Limitationsmentioning

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A Move Analysis of Conference Abstracts in Applied Linguistics - Pedagogical Implications for Teaching and Learning English for Academic Purposes

Phuong¹

2018

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“…The functional organization of content of the reviews was interpreted, following , as a series of consecutive moves (Moreno and Swales, 2018;Swales, 1990), that is, stable units, which "reflect the conventionalized structuring of genre determined by its communicative purpose" (Yakhontova, 2002, p. 219). It should be noted that although move analysis, has been "over-explored in recent years" (Swales, 2019, p.76), it still remains a relatively easy and effective instrument for revealing semantic and functional regularities in text organization.…”

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“The authors have wasted their time...”: Genre features and language of anonymous peer reviews

Yakhontova

2019

Topics in Linguistics

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The anonymous peer review is an unpublished pre-publication review which evaluates research articles submitted to journals. This type of a review plays a special role in the genre landscape of Anglophone research by ensuring its appropriate quality and ethical standards. By performing this role, the peer review also realizes a didactic potential, as it motivates researchers to improve their investigations. This paper extends the existing research on the anonymous peer review and aims to deepen our understanding of this genre by analysing the overall functional organization of peer review texts and their prominent linguistic features shaped by three communicative functions ‒ “gatekeeping”, evaluative, and didactic. It also attempts to compare the characteristics of peer reviews in two research fields ideologically and epistemologically distant from each other ‒ applied linguistics and applied mathematics. The methodological framework of the study combines Swales’s move analysis and a functional stylistic perspective developed within the East European linguistic context. The analysis has revealed a three-move structure of review texts and disclosed the roles of interpersonal markers, evaluative lexis and four types of directives in the realization of the communicative functions of the genre. The typologies of reviewers’ comments and evaluative acts in reviews have also been suggested. Furthermore, the study has brought to light some quantitative and qualitative differences between the texts in two disciplines. It is anticipated that awareness of the linguistic conventions of anonymous peer reviews analysed in the paper will help researchers to perceive this genre as a valuable source of professional assistance and enlightenment.

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“…Extending previous endeavors into genre analysis of CAs and taking Moreno and Swales' (2018) suggestions into account, the current study aims to examine the generic structure of accepted CAs based on a step-centric approach.…”

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Rhetorical structure, sequence, and variation: A step‐driven move analysis of applied linguistics conference abstracts

Yoon

Casal

2020

Int J App Linguistics

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English for Academic Purposes (EAP) practitioners have widely adopted Swales' (1990) move analysis to investigate the rhetorical construction of various academic genres, particularly research article part‐genres. While this research has deepened our understanding of academic genre practices, advances in move analysis methods have uncovered important research considerations. Following Moreno and Swales' (2018) advocacy for step‐level analysis, the current study presents a move‐step framework and systematic rhetorical move‐step analysis of 625 conference abstracts accepted to the 2017 American Association of Applied Linguistics Conference. Findings reveal that five of the seven moves in the resulting framework were highly frequent, and two dominant move‐sequence patterns emerged. The findings can provide EAP instructors and students with useful insights into discursive and rhetorical practices associated with the genre.

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Strengthening move analysis methodology towards bridging the function-form gap

Cited by 139 publications

References 41 publications

A Move Analysis of Conference Abstracts in Applied Linguistics - Pedagogical Implications for Teaching and Learning English for Academic Purposes

A Move Analysis of Conference Abstracts in Applied Linguistics - Pedagogical Implications for Teaching and Learning English for Academic Purposes

“The authors have wasted their time...”: Genre features and language of anonymous peer reviews

Rhetorical structure, sequence, and variation: A step‐driven move analysis of applied linguistics conference abstracts

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