1. Architecture and design seminar 11 October 2006
Academic writing with the emphasis on writing abstracts
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Inger Lassen, Department of Languages, Culture and Aesthetics, AAU

2. Academic Writing Some principles
Genre analysis and academic writing
Scientific Research Genres
The IMRD-model (Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion)
Moves are characterized by linguistic features (e.g. personal/ impersonal or the active voice versus the passive voice).
The Cars-model for research article introductions (creating a research space)
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3. Academic Writing Abstracts
Abstracts have the following purposes:
Screening device
Stand-alone text
Preview
Indexing
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4. Academic Writing Results-driven abstracts
Typical move-structure:
Background information and/or purpose
Topic and methodology
The main results
Major conclusions
Usually tenses vary from one move to another
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5. Academic Writing Abstracts
Example of abstract (Results-driven)
The importance of keywords (Surgical Casts, Foot Diseases, Diabetic Neuropathies, Skin Ulcer Therapy)
The importance of titles
Titles should indicate the topic of the study
Titles should indicate the scope of the study
Titles should be self-explanatory to readers in the chosen area
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6. Academic Writing Abstracts
Abstracts for review-type articles:
Example
Usually written in the present tense
The research paper summary abstract (follows the IMRD model)
Other examples of abstracts
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Inger Lassen, Department of Languages, Culture and Aesthetics, AAU

7. Academic Writing Abstracts
References
Huckin, T.N: AND Olsen, L.A. (1991): Technical Writing and Professional Communication. For Nonnative Speakers of English. New York. McGraw-Hill
Swales, J.M. and Feak, C.B. (1997): Academic Writing for Graduate Students. A course for Nonnative Speakers of English. Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press.
Swales, J.M. (2005): Research Genres. Exploration and Applications. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Inger Lassen, Department of Languages, Culture and Aesthetics, AAU