Abstract
This study investigates the ways writers link prior studies to present research in the introduction section. Using research article introductions written by international writers and Korean writers, the study tries to explicate how international and Korean writers associate their citations with their research purposes. Drawing on Swales’s (1990, 2004) move description of research article introductions, the study investigated sequential patterns of citation leading to the move-step of outlining purposes or announcing present research. The aims were to develop the description of patterns of prior studies associated with present research announcement and to explore possible differences in the writing of international and Korean writers.
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