5.4.4 英国文学导读信息性摘要.pdf

Informative Abstract Contents 1. Introduction 2. Five moves 3. Linguistic features of each move 4. Lexical signals of each move 5. Reading skills of an informative abstract 6. Reading practice 1. Introduction An informative abstract, also known as the complete abstract, is a brief summary of a papers substance sketching out the whole article. It summarizes as much as the essential elements of the document as possible. Usually this type of abstract devotes a sentence or two to every major section of the article including its background, purpose, method, results, and conclusion. An informative abstract may be viewed as a standalone document. This type of abstract is often used in writing academic journal articles especially those with experimental research and quantitative data. • complete abstract • essential element • major section background Problem methods results conclusion • standalone document • academic journal article • What is your study about? • What did you investigate? • How did you do it? • What did you find? • What do your results mean? 2. Five moves Move 1 background definition or concept, present development, rationale, significance, characteristics, gap Move 2 problem research focus of the present study Move 3 methods methods used in the present study Move 4 results results obtained in the present study Move 5 conclusion conclusion drawn from the present study 3. Linguistic features of each move Move 1 background present tense Move 2 problem present tense, past tense Move 3 method past tense, passive voice Move 4 result