Abstract
In this study, theses written by Korean master’s students (MTs), dissertations written by Korean doctoral students (DDs), research articles written by Korean experts (KRs) and research articles written by native English-speaking experts (ERs) are analyzed in order to identify the organizational traits coming from different academic proficiency levels and the first language variable. Fifty papers from each academic discourse community are analyzed using Swales’ CARS model. The results reveal that very few MTs and DDs, which are the lower academic proficiency groups, follow the regular form of the CARS model, whereas most KRs and ERs maintain linear patterns. KRs follow the CARS model most accurately while ERs convey a rather liberal form of the Move structure.
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