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JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION THEORY AND PRACTICE 


Research Abstract: From Description to Practice


Author(s): Damian P. Lucantonio

Citation: Damian P. Lucantonio, (2020) "Research Abstract: From Description to Practice," Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, Vol. 20, ss. 1, pp. 125-135

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

The purpose of this paper is to show how university students for whom English is a foreign language can be taught to write an abstract for a research paper. The paper draws on research from Systemic Functional Linguistics, in particular from genre theory (Martin, 1985; Martin & Rose, 2003; Swales, 1990; 2004; Swales & Freak, 2004; Freak & Swales, 2011). A genre-based rating scale is described that makes explicit the specific functions of each section of the abstract. Data from two student abstracts are then analyzed and interpreted, illustrating how the theory has been applied.