tailieunhanh - A genre analysis of abstracts of MA theses in English Linguistics

The study "A genre analysis of abstracts of MA theses in English Linguistics" explores to what extent the Vietnamese learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) apply the knowledge that they have formally learned in the Writing and the Doing scientific research courses to writing their MA graduation theses; the focus is on the abstract. From the perspective of genre analysis, this study aims to describe the structural features of this genre. Data for the investigation is 30 abstracts bounded in the master theses written in English by Vietnamese learners. | 82 Ton Nu My Nhat Dang Hoang Thi Tạp chí Khoa học và Công nghệ Đại học Duy Tân 6 49 2021 82-92 6 49 2021 82-92 A genre analysis of abstracts of MA theses in English Linguistics Phân tích thể loại phần tóm tắt trong các luận văn thạc sĩ ngành ngôn ngữ Anh Ton Nu My Nhata b Dang Hoang Thic Tôn Nữ Mỹ Nhậta b Đặng Hoàng Thic a Institute of Linguistics Duy Tan University Da Nang 550000 Vietnam a Viện Ngôn ngữ Ðại học Duy Tân Ðà Nẵng Việt Nam b Faculty of English College of Foreign Language Duy Tan University Da Nang 550000 Vietnam b Khoa Tiếng Anh Trường Ngoại Ngữ Ðại học Duy Tân Ðà Nẵng Việt Nam c Faculty of Foreign Languages University of Nha Trang Vietnam c Khoa Ngoại Ngữ Trường Đại học Nha Trang Khánh Hòa Việt Nam Ngày nhận bài 10 8 2021 ngày phản biện xong 24 10 2021 ngày chấp nhận đăng 30 11 2021 Abstract Developing academic writing skill is always a must in undergraduate and postgraduate programs for English majors. This study explores to what extent the Vietnamese learners of English as a foreign language EFL apply the knowledge that they have formally learned in the Writing and the Doing scientific research courses to writing their MA graduation theses the focus is on the abstract. From the perspective of genre analysis this study aims to describe the structural features of this genre. Data for the investigation is 30 abstracts bounded in the master theses written in English by Vietnamese learners. The results indicate that of 13 constituent moves mentioned in the literature only five are frequent namely Objectives Findings Methods Theoretical perspective and Significance. There are also some Unclear materials and a newly found move namely Design. The study contributes to the practice of writing qualified and appropriate research papers in English as a foreign language. Keywords Abstract Genre analysis Generic structure Move structure Tóm tắt Phát triển kỹ năng viết tiếng Anh học thuật là một yêu cầu bắt buộc trong chương trình đào tạo cử nhân và thạc sĩ tiếng