MOVE-STEP STRUCTURE OF THE RESULTS AND DISCUSSION SECTION OF ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING RESEARCH ARTICLES WRITTEN BY CHINESE AND THAI RESEARCHERS

Abstract

This study explored the move-step structure of the results and discussion (RD) section of electronic engineering research articles (EERAs) written by Chinese and Thai researchers. Two corpora, with each containing 12 RD sections, were compiled for analysis with reference to the three frameworks of Kanoksilapatham (2005, 2015) and Maswana et al. (2015). In addition, variations in terms of move-step structure between the two corpora were examined. Findings firstly demonstrated a newly proposed framework of 3 moves and 12 steps. What’s more, all of the three moves were found obligatory, and the variations between the two corpora mainly existed in the steps under each move category. Findings of the present study could provide insights into EERA composition for novice writers. Moreover, generic variations that are acceptable within the discipline might expand research article genre knowledge for both EE researchers and genre practitioners.