Move analysis of research article abstracts in the field of ELT: A comparative study
Yıl: 2020 Cilt: 16 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 390 - 404 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.17263/jlls.712854 İndeks Tarihi: 16-02-2021
Move analysis of research article abstracts in the field of ELT: A comparative study
Öz: This study aims to make a comparison between research article abstracts written by two groups in the field ofEnglish Language Teaching (ELT) by Turkish scholars and non-Turkish scholars working in Anglophonecountries to find the rhetorical structure they employ in their abstracts. To achieve this purpose, 390 research articleabstracts, 195 abstracts from each group, were analyzed. To analyze the abstracts, Hyland’s (2000) model withfive moves was employed. In addition to the descriptive statistics, the Chi-Square test was used to find whetherthere are any statistical differences between two writer groups in terms of move use. Results showed that there areno statistically significant differences in terms of moves between the two groups. However, three moves (purpose,method, product) frequently occurred in Turkish writers’ abstracts while foreign writers include four moves(purpose, method, product, conclusion) more commonly in their abstracts. These findings have some implicationsfor researchers, particularly for developing teaching materials for academic writing courses that can guide scholarsto successfully participate in the international discourse community.© 2020 JLLS and the Authors - Published by JLLS.
Anahtar Kelime: İngiliz dili eğitimi alanında yazılmış araştırma makalesi özetlerindeki aşamaların analizi: Karşılaştırmalı bir çalışma
Öz: Bu çalışma İngiliz Dili Eğitimi alanında, Türk araştırmacılar ve ana dili İngilizce olan ülkelerde çalışan araştırmacılar tarafından yazılan araştırma makalelerinin özet bölümlerindeki retorik yapıyı belirleyerek, karşılaştırma yapmayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu amaçla, her gruptan 195’ şer makale olmak üzere 390 makale özeti analiz edilmiştir. Analiz için Hyland (2000) tarafından oluşturulan ve 5 aşamayı içeren model kullanılmıştır. Betimsel istatistiğe ek olarak, iki grup arasında aşamaların kullanımı açısından, istatiksel farklılık olup olmadığını belirlemek için Ki-Kare testi yapılmıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlar, aşamaların kullanımı açsısından iki grup arasında istatiksel farklılık olmadığını göstermiştir. Ancak Türk yazarlar tarafından oluşturulan özetlerde (amaç, metot, bulgu) 3 aşama daha çok kullanılırken, yabancı yazarlar tarafından oluşturulan özetlerde (amaç, metot, bulgu, sonuç) 4 aşamanın daha çok tercih edildiği görülmüştür. Bu bulgular özellikle, akademik yazma dersleri için geliştirilecek olan ve araştırmacıların söylem topluluğunda başarılı bir şekilde yer almaları adına rehberlik edecek materyallerin geliştirilmesi adına bazı çıkarımlar sunmaktadır.
Anahtar Kelime: Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık
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