Intercultural Study of Move Recycling in Discussion Sections of Soft Science Research Articles

Journal of English Language Pedagogy and Practice

دوره 13، شماره 27، بهمن 2020، صفحه 171-191   

نوع مقاله: Research Paper

شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.30495/jal.2021.681300

نویسندگان

Kimia Soltani¹؛ Davud Kuhi^{* 2}؛ Nasrin Hadidi Tamjid¹

¹Department of English, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran

²English Language Department, Maragheh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Maragheh, Iran

چکیده

The present study aimed to investigate whether Reports on the results and Comments on the results moves’ recycling in the Research Article (RA) Discussion sections is affected by cultural/disciplinary variations. To this end, 600 empirical RAs in six Soft Science disciplines, including Economics, Sociology, Applied Linguistics, Linguistics, Management, and Psychology, with an equal number in each discipline and culture, published in the period from 2006 to 2018 were selected. Weissberg and Buker’s (1990) move model was used as a starting point to analyze the RAs. First, the Reports on the results and Comments on the results moves were identified in the Results sections. The Chi-Square test was then used to calculate and compare the frequency of their recycling in the Discussion sections across cultures and disciplines. The data analysis results revealed that changes in the disciplines or sociocultural settings do not result in variations in recycling the two moves under study. Given that the current study provides a relatively new framework for scrutinizing scientific discourse, it may promise certain pedagogical implications for native and non-native students in Soft Science disciplines, researchers, English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and English for Specific Purposes (ESP) instructors, and course designers.

کلیدواژه‌ها

cultural variation؛ disciplinary variation؛ discussion section؛ move recycling؛ research article

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