Move analysis is a text analytical approach first developed by John Swales (1981) to
investigate the underlying generic structure of research articles (RAs) in terms of moves-and …

This state-of-the-art paper foregrounds mixed-methods research (MMR) in language
teaching and learning by discussing and critically reviewing issues related to this newly …

Cohen's kappa (κ) is often recommended for nominal data as a measure of inter-rater (inter-
coder) agreement or reliability. In this paper we ask which term is appropriate in genre …

Outwardly the rhetorical organisation of sections of research reports in different disciplines
can appear similar. Close examination, however, may reveal subtle differences. Numerous …

Academic research articles often involve the frequent use of lengthy noun phrase structures,
and those seeking to write such texts, both native and non-native alike, would need to …

The accumulating genre analysis studies in the ESP tradition on journal articles (JAs) and
their part-genres raise some pressing questions about the pedagogical needs for, and the …

This paper presents an analysis of the major generic structures of empirical research articles
(RAs), with a particular focus on disciplinary variation and the relationship between the …

Understanding, Evaluating, and Conducting Second Language Writing Research speaks to
the rapidly growing area of second language writing by providing a uniquely balanced …

In the globalized, competitive contemporary world of science, legal research articles (RAs)
provide a favourable medium for disciplinary knowledge exchange to the wider scholarly …

Abstract Mixed-methods research (MMR), as an inter-discourse (quantitative and qualitative)
methodology, can provide applied linguistics researchers the opportunity to draw on and …