A contrastive genre analysis of MA thesis abstracts written by Iraqis in EFL (Iraqi Universities) and ESL (American Universities) contexts
Other Title(s)
تحليل نوع مقارن لملخصات رسائل ماجستير لعراقيين في سياقات اللغة الإنكليزية لغة أجنبية (في الجامعات العراقية) و لغة ثانية (في الجامعات الأمريكية)
Joint Authors
Majid, Nagham Jafar
al-Jabbawi, Mays Fulayyih
Source
Journal of University of Babylon for Humanities
Issue
Vol. 29, Issue 12 (31 Dec. 2021), pp.132-148, 17 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2021-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
17
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
Abstract EN
Abstract is the first essential section of academic research that should be written in style to attract readers to read the entire research.
Recently, analyzing abstracts based on specific genre analysis has become a need for recent research exploring thesis writing skills.
Some of these genres are rhetorical move analysis (e.g., Introduction, Purpose, Method, Product, and Conclusion)and meta discourse marker-based analysis.
Although there is a considerable number of research comparing abstracts written by international and native MA holders in English-speaking countries, research regarding a comparison of written thesis abstracts of English as a second language (ESL) and English as a foreign language (EFL) in two different academic contexts has not been investigated yet.
Henceforth, this study aims to determine the rhetorical moves of Arabic-speaking graduates’ thesis abstracts written in Iraqi universities and those written in American universities.
Furthermore, it examines the meta discourse markers in each move of the abstract.
The sample of this corpus study consisted of20 abstracts from Master of Arts (M.A) theses in the English language disciplines written in Iraqi and American universities.
Hyland (2000) and (2005) models are used as analytical instruments in the current study.
The findings show that there are some similarities and differences in the rhetorical moves in the two contexts.
The results also indicate that ESL group have used both rhetorical moves and meta discourse markers in their thesis abstracts more than those of the EFL group.
In conclusion, these results reflect the effect of the context on how graduate students structure the thesis abstract.
Based on the research findings, some pedagogical implications are suggested.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Majid, Nagham Jafar& al-Jabbawi, Mays Fulayyih. 2021. A contrastive genre analysis of MA thesis abstracts written by Iraqis in EFL (Iraqi Universities) and ESL (American Universities) contexts. Journal of University of Babylon for Humanities،Vol. 29, no. 12, pp.132-148.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1379701
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Majid, Nagham Jafar& al-Jabbawi, Mays Fulayyih. A contrastive genre analysis of MA thesis abstracts written by Iraqis in EFL (Iraqi Universities) and ESL (American Universities) contexts. Journal of University of Babylon for Humanities Vol. 29, no. 12 (2021), pp.132-148.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1379701
American Medical Association (AMA)
Majid, Nagham Jafar& al-Jabbawi, Mays Fulayyih. A contrastive genre analysis of MA thesis abstracts written by Iraqis in EFL (Iraqi Universities) and ESL (American Universities) contexts. Journal of University of Babylon for Humanities. 2021. Vol. 29, no. 12, pp.132-148.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1379701
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 146-148
Record ID
BIM-1379701