Abstract
Abstracts form the first reading contact of extended discourse in pursuance of a meaningful engagement with a report. An abstract possesses distinct features drawn from a specific genre of academic writing that communicates its discourse intent to any academic or professional community. Among the discourse conventions is the use of a move pattern and metadiscourse elements which together, establishes logical connections with the reader. This paper investigates good communication practice in abstract writing, a significant preliminary that fronts a report. The effectiveness of an abstract specifically, can be tied to the realization of a peculiar move structure that is accompanied by a judicious choice of words and phrases that relates to and involves the reader both interactively and interactionally. A content analysis of the move structure and its underlying metadiscourse in 100 randomly selected abstracts gives petite indication of how students manage abstract writing in a technical report. The results will have a bearing on situating appropriate pedagogical approaches for the teaching of a salient feature in academic writing and will also inform students of related genre expectations towards abstract writing. It is a skill that they may not have sufficient contact with in their university writing experience, though, nonetheless, one that needs to be accomplished to fulfill communicative intent that serves both local and international purposes insofar as academic writing is concerned.
Highlights
Writing is often considered as an integral essential element of life Swallowe (2003)
In order to answer the first research question of the study, the differences between male (n = 30) and female participants (n=34) in 64 letters were analyzed based on 13 linguistic features
The stereotyped picture of women regarding them using emotional language was depicted in their writing in this study
Summary
Writing is often considered as an integral essential element of life Swallowe (2003) It is a means both for understanding and learning. It can play a significant role in improving communication and connection among people of a society and nations. It develops self-expression and individual progress, and allows us to gather, refine, share, and preserve knowledge and understanding (Graham, 2006). Writing is considered as one of the most essential and effective tools for learning and presenting our knowledge since we start learning (Graham 2006). It is important to pay more attention to variables which affect writing skill including variables such as age, gender, and ethnicity
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