LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 19:11 November 2019
ISSN 1930-2940

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Genre Analysis and the Hard Sciences:
An Investigation of the Overall Structure of Research Proposal in
Agricultural Science Discipline

Josephine Brew Daniels, Ph.D.
Sylvester, K. Anto, M.Phil.

Abstract

This paper examines the schematic structure and linguistic analysis of research proposal introductions (RPIs). Twenty MPhil Research Proposal Introductions written by Agricultural Science students of the University of Cape Coast were randomly selected. The study used Swales’ revised Create-A-Research-Space (CARS) model to account for the schematic structure of the moves found in MPhil research proposals. The findings revealed that three obligatory moves are used by the writers to realize their communicative purposes in RPIs. These moves correspond to the Swalesian revised CARS’ model but there are differences observed in the selection of steps as most of the Research Proposal (RP) writers tend to select step 1a (indicating a gap) of Move 2 instead of the other steps. The RP writers also seem not to state the structure of their Research Proposals (RPs) as found in Research Articles (RAs). The study also found that the RP writers normally highlight differences in the steps without observing a linear form of moves as noted in the CARS model. The complex sentence with the simple sentence was found predominantly used by the RP writers. Sentences with a maximum of two dependent clauses were equally preferred by the writers. This study has immense significance to discipline specific instructors, graduate students and future researchers.

Keywords: genre analysis, introduction genre, discipline genre, research proposals, agricultural science

1.0 Introduction

In the past three decades, scholars in genre studies have shown considerable interest in research article (henceforth, RA) together with its multi-sections such as the introduction in different disciplines (Anthony, 1999; Nwogu, 1997; Ozturk, 2007; Posteguillo, 1999; Samraj, 2002), abstract ( Hyland, 2000; Li, 2011 Samraj, 2005), literature review (Bruce, 2014; Kwan, 2006), method (Lim, 2006), discussion and conclusion (Yang & Allison, 2003). Two of the reasons for showing such an overwhelming interest are that the RA is easily accessible and provides knowledge to sustain the academic community.

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Josephine Brew Daniels, Ph.D.
Department of Communication Studies
University of Cape Coast
josephine.daniels@ucc.edu.gh
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Sylvester, K. Anto, M.Phil.
Department of Languages Education
University of Education, Kumasi Campus
antokwabenasylvester@gmail.com
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