Writing the Introduction and the Conclusion Sections of a Conference Paper in an Academic Writing Workshop
Abstract
This paper studies introduction and conclusion
sections of papers produced by
Spanish PhD Students in an academic writing
workshop. Based on Swales’s CARS
model, the aim is to analyze the movements,
steps, and substeps accomplished
in the construction of the introduction
(Carbonell-Olivares, Gil-Salom, y Soler-
Monreal, 2009) and concluding sections
(Yag y Alison, 2003). With regard to introductions,
results of the study confirm, in
line with previous studies, that movement
1 (M1) and 3 (M3) are considered compulsory
by Spanish writers. Moreover, participants
consider more important to establish
the topic of the research than highlighting
the significance and originality of the
work. In the case of the conclusions, there
is a presence of the three prototypical
sections (M1-M2-M3). Nevertheless, the
main focus in on the summary (M1) and
the evaluation of the results (M2).
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