Research article introductions in Chinese: A genre-based study

This study investigates the rhetorical organisation of Chinese research article introductions in the field of educational psychology using Swales s (1990 & 2004) framework of move analysis. This study found similarities and differences between the selected Chinese research article introductions and Swales's CARS (Create a Research Space) model. Chinese research article introductions fit the CARS model in terms of the global organisation. However, both Chinese research article introductions and Swales's CARS model have subtle rhetorical differences. This study attributes the rhetorical similarities to the influence of English as an international language on publications in China. It ascribes the rhetorical differences partially to membership of a specific discourse community but mainly to potential cultural influences. The findings of this study have pedagogical implications.

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Dr. Loi Chek Kim is currently an English lecturer at the University Malaysia Sabah. She obtained her PhD in Linguistics from the University of Otago, New Zealand. She has contributed to book chapters and published in leading international journals, such as Journal of Pragmatics and Journal of English for Academic Purposes.