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MOVE 1 Introduction
• Establishes context of the paper and motivates the research.
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MOVE 2 Purpose
• Indicates purpose, thesis or hypothesis, and outlines the intention behind the paper.
Academic Writing in English
• Types and features • Main sections of academic texts • Abstract writing skills
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Types of text
• A research article written for publication in an academic journal
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Types of content
• Arguing for topic prominence • Making topic generalizations • Defining terms, objects, or
• contain references to previous research, which are documented at the end of the text in the form of a bibliography
• written in an impersonal, objective style
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MOVE 3 Methods
• Provides information on design, procedures, assumptions, approach, data, etc.