Introduction chapter of traditional and article-based theses: a comparison of rhetorical structures and linguistic realisations

• Main Authors: Abdolmalaki, Shahrbanou Ghorban, Helen Tan, Ain Nadzimah Abdullah, Sharon Sharmini, Lee, Geok Imm
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14049/1/26575-96295-2-PB.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14049/; http://ejournal.ukm.my/gema/issue/view/1171
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Article-based thesis is an alternative thesis format which requires postgraduate students to write and publish articles as a fulfilment of a postgraduate degree. Therefore, knowledge of the rhetorical structure (moves and steps) of article-based thesis (AT) is crucial for the successful completio...