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标题：A Genre Analysis Study of Iranian EFL Learners’ Master Theses with a Focus on the Introduction Section
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作者：Shadi Shirani ; Azizeh Chalak
期刊名称：Theory and Practice in Language Studies
印刷版ISSN：1799-2591
出版年度：2016
卷号：6
期号：10
页码：1982-1987
DOI：10.17507/tpls.0610.13
语种：English
出版社：Academy Publisher
摘要：Genre analysis, which is defined as the study of how language is used in a particular context, is considered as a crucial factor in all types of communication especially in writing academic texts. This study aimed at analyzing the rhetorical structure of the introduction section of master theses, to see to what extent they follow the standard frameworks. To fulfill the objectives of the study, 40 master(M.A.) theses written by Iranian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners majoring in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) at Islamic Azad University (IAU), Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch were collected and analyzed. The descriptive analysis of the data including frequency and percentage, indicated that most of the rhetorical structures (moves) that are approved by the field professionals were followed with a high degree of occurrence in Iranian EFL learners’ M.A. theses. The results of the study may pave the way for improving the students’ writing and also the teaching process for academic practitioners.
其他摘要：Genre analysis, which is defined as the study of how language is used in a particular context, is considered as a crucial factor in all types of communication especially in writing academic texts. This study aimed at analyzing the rhetorical structure of the introduction section of master theses, to see to what extent they follow the standard frameworks. To fulfill the objectives of the study, 40 master(M.A.) theses written by Iranian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners majoring in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) at Islamic Azad University (IAU), Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch were collected and analyzed. The descriptive analysis of the data including frequency and percentage, indicated that most of the rhetorical structures (moves) that are approved by the field professionals were followed with a high degree of occurrence in Iranian EFL learners’ M.A. theses. The results of the study may pave the way for improving the students’ writing and also the teaching process for academic practitioners.
关键词：genre analysis;rhetorical structures;moves;master’s theses;academic writing;Iranian EFL learners