Thematic Progression and Paragraph Development in the experimental Research paper

1993 ◽  
Vol 101-102 ◽  
pp. 89-106
Author(s):  
Kevin Ngozi Nwogu
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Thematic Progression

Abstract Most technical and academic writing manuals attempt to instruct students on how to achieve a clear and readable discourse style. Very often, the instructions they provide are based on intuition rather than empirical research into authentic technical and experimental reports. This study presents an account of an investigation into the develop-ment of information in paragraphs in all section of an experimental research paper based on Danes (1970, 1974) functional theory of Thematic Progression (TP). The results show that TP correlates with the structure of text in the research paper and that different sections of the research paper tend to employ different TP patterns to develop the information they contain. This result is shown to have great im-plications for technical and academic writing.

scholarly journals Analysing the behaviour of academic collocations in a corpus of research-papers: a data-driven study / Analisando o comportamento de colocações acadêmicas em um corpus de artigos científicos: um estudo dirigido por dados

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 1229
Author(s):  
Paula Tavares Pinto ◽  
Diva Cardoso de Camargo ◽  
Talita Serpa ◽  
Luciano Franco da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Academic Writing ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Electronic Library ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Respective Field ◽  
English Speaking

Abstract: Authors from different countries have published their papers in English, aiming to promote their research results widely and to become internationally known by their peers. It is also true that, although they are aware of the English terminology used in their respective field, some authors still struggle with some features of academic writing such as collocations. Thus, this paper presents a discussion on the underuse and overuse traces of academic collocations by Brazilian authors who had their articles published in English on an open electronic library of scientific journals. In order to analyse the collocations used by these researchers, we compiled a 906,035-word corpus from eight different academic areas. The collocations observed were statistically compared to those from an academic corpus of English writings which contains texts produced by English-speaking authors. Results showed that there are more collocations underused than overused by the authors. The analysis proved that the collocation repertoire of researchers could be broadened by being pointed out during academic writing workshops.Keywords: academic collocations; research paper writing; corpus linguistics.Resumo: Autores de vários países têm publicado seus artigos científicos em inglês com o intuito de promover amplamente os resultados de suas pesquisas dentre a comunidade científica internacional. É verdade que, embora estejam cientes da terminologia utilizada no respectivo campo de pesquisa, alguns autores ainda apresentam dificuldade em lidar com certas características da escrita acadêmica, como o uso das colocações. Este artigo apresenta uma discussão sobre traços de sobreuso e subuso de colocações acadêmicas utilizadas por autores brasileiros que têm seus artigos publicados em inglês numa plataforma eletrônica aberta de artigos científicos. Para analisar as colocações utilizadas por estes pesquisadores, compilamos um corpus de 906.000 palavras a partir de oito áreas científicas. As colocações analisadas foram comparadas estatisticamente com as colocações de um corpus acadêmico de inglês que contém textos escritos por autores anglófonos. Os resultados mostraram que há mais traços de subuso que sobreuso de colocações acadêmicas utilizadas pelos pesquisadores e este repertório poderia ser ampliado se fossem destacadas durante cursos de escrita acadêmica em língua inglesa.Palavras-chave: colocações acadêmicas; escrita de artigos científicos; linguística de corpus.

scholarly journals Phenomenology and Experimental Psychology: On the Prospects and Limitations of Experimental Research for a Phenomenological Epistemology

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philipp Berghofer
Keyword(s):  
Perceptual Learning ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Experimental Psychology ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Transcendental Phenomenology ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Phenomenological Conception

AbstractHusserl’s transcendental phenomenology is first and foremost a science of the structures of consciousness. Since it is intended to yield eidetic, i. e., a priori insights, it is often assumed that transcendental phenomenology and the natural sciences are totally detached from each other such that phenomenological investigations cannot possibly benefit from empirical evidence. The aim of this paper is to show that a beneficial relationship is possible. To be more precise, I will show how Husserl’s a priori investigations on consciousness can be supplemented by research in experimental psychology in order to tackle fundamental questions in epistemology. Our result will be a phenomenological conception of experiential justification that is in accordance with and supported by empirical phenomena such as perceptual learning and the phenomenon of blindsight. Finally, I shall shed light on the systematic limits of empirical research.

Development of a ‘Consumer Perceived Value Scale’ (SPERVAL Scale) in the Context of Services Industry

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jyoti Sikka Kainth ◽  
Harsh V. Verma
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
Dynamic Variable ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Dining Services ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Services Industry ◽  
Empirical Generalizations

Consumer Perceived Value (CPV) is the value derived from the consumption of a product or service. It is perception based and situational. It is said that ‘Value’ lies in the eyes of the beholder. This appreciation conceives CPV as a dynamic variable. This research paper substantiates the CPV construct by understanding the theoretical underpinnings, followed by constructing a scale based on empirical generalizations in the Fine Dining Services Industry context. The multidimensional SPERVAL (Services Perceived Value) scale so generated as a result of the blend of qualitative and quantitative research helps identify ‘Value Indicators’. The SPREVAL scale targets to analyze the consumer’s perceptions towards various dimensions and drivers of the construct. The SPERVAL scale has a variety of potential applications and can serve as a framework for further empirical research in this inevitable area.

scholarly journals A Model of Research Paper Writing Instructional Materials for Academic Writing Course: Needs & Documents Analysis and Model Design

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ali Ghufron ◽  
Mursid Saleh ◽  
. Warsono ◽  
Ahmad Sofwan
Keyword(s):  
Academic Writing ◽  
English Education ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
Model Development ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
Instructional Materials ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Model Design ◽  
Writing Teachers ◽  
Writing Course

<p>This study aimed at designing a model of instructional materials for Academic Writing Course focusing on research paper writing. The model was designed based on the Curriculum at the English Education Study Program, Faculty of Language and Art Education of IKIP PGRI Bojonegoro, East Java, Indonesia. This model was developed in order to improve students’ skill in writing research paper which is one of the prerequisite tasks before graduating from university. The steps of this research and development consist of needs analysis, document analysis, model design, model development, and model experimentation. The researchers conducted needs analysis to the fifth semester students and three academic writing teachers, in order to generate information dealing with the students’ needs in academic writing course materials. The needs analysis and documents analysis were dug up through questionnaire, interview, and discussion among students and academic writing teachers. The documents analyzed in this study were syllabus, lesson plan, and the existing textbook. The model design used is derived from Borg and Gall (1983) and Sukmadinata (2008), in which there are four steps, i.e. (1) exploration phase; (2) model development phase; (3) model experimentation phase; and (4) dissemination and model implementation phase. The results of needs analysis questionnaire reveal that students need to be taught how to write academic writing in terms of journal article since it will be the final project of the students at the end of their study in university. Instructional materials with different strategies focused on research paper writing are needed by the students.</p>

scholarly journals Como e o que escrever em um relatório científico de pesquisa empírica?

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro Bordini Faleiros ◽  
André Luíz Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Scientific Writing ◽  
Research Development ◽  
Scientific Report ◽  
Writing Block

Objetivo. O objetivo do presente artigo é fornecer ao leitor instruções, derivadas da literatura científica, sobre o que e como escrever cada seção de um relatório científico de uma pesquisa empírica. Desenvolvimento. Este trabalho está dividido de acordo com a estrutura de um relatório científico (introdução, objetivo, método, resultados e discussão e considerações finais), no qual em cada um dos tópicos são explorados o que deve ser escrito, como e a sequência de tal descrição. Implicações. Acreditamos que este tipo de artigo pode contribuir com alunas e alunos de cursos de graduação que precisam lidar com as dificuldades relacionadas ao bloqueio de escrita acadêmica. How and what to write in a scientific report of empirical research?Abstract:Objective. The purpose of this article is providing the reader with instructions, based on the scientific literature, on how and what to write in each section and topic of a scientific report of empirical research. Development. The article is divided according to the structure of a scientific report (introduction, objective, methods, results and discussion and final considerations), in which each topic explores what should be written, how and the sequence for such description. Implications. We believe that this type of article can contribute to undergraduate students who need to deal with difficulties related to academic writing block.Keywords. Writing block; Scientific report model; Scientific writing.

scholarly journals A report on challenges faced by students and research scholars academic writing skill in English language

2021 ◽  
pp. 44-65
Author(s):  
DINESH K
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
English Language ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
Common Language ◽  
Writing Research ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Language Writing

Singh, A. K. G., et.al. (2020) in this world every country has its own language but in the reviewer has some common language that is second language or foreign language such as English language. Writing research paper is more difficult task with use of the English language because everyone well talented in our own natural language or mother tongue. Writing a research paper main aim to identify the L2 (English Language) syntax transferred from L1 (Mother Language). The method was chosen data collection instruments were document analysis and interview.

scholarly journals Analysing Aspect Influencing the academic writing in English Language

2021 ◽  
pp. 183-200
Author(s):  
MANJUPRIYA R
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
English Language ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
English Speaker ◽  
Subject Knowledge ◽  
Language Difficulty ◽  
Writing Research ◽  
The World ◽  
Learning By Reading

Karimnia, A. (2013) express that writing research paper in English is important because journal in all over the world are written in English. To succeed in their career, researchers have to share their ideas to others by publishing in journal must written in English. so, the researchers must master in English. The language difficulty that non-English speaker faced are lack of appropriate vocabulary, misuse of articles etc. The learning strategies can be divided into two i) subject knowledge-oriented strategies ii) language-oriented strategies. In subject knowledge-oriented strategies, learning by reading as many research paper in English and to increase experience in writing research paper.

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