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Move 1 : Establishing a Territory
Paragraph 1 – 2 (Step 1 ) Claiming Centrality
the author aims to demonstrate that critical thinking is important.
Paragraph 2 – 3 (Step 2 ) Topic Generalization
the author provides a definition and an overview of critical thinking.
Paragraph 1-5 ( Step 3 ) Reviewing Previous Research
the author provides a review of previous research, and in paragraph 5, the literature review is more detailed; the author aims to present or compare the findings of their study with those of previous researchers.
Move 2 : Establing a Niche
Paragraph 6 ( Step 1B ) Indicating a Gap
In the sentence “Despite the above-mentioned studies, specific needs of critical writing in EFL setting becomes a research gap that still needs further investigations.” This sentence highlights that key gap, while the sentence “Conducting research on students’ learning needs in critical writing is crucial because it provides valuable insights into the specific challenges and requirements of the learning process” reinforces the gap identified by the author.
Move 3 : Occupaying the Niche
Paragraph 7 ( Step 1A ) Outlining Purpose
The author states that the purpose of this study is to describe the writing needs of English language learners in higher education settings.
Paragraph 7 ( Step 1B ) Announcing Present Research
The author emphasizes that, to achieve the objectives of this study, a survey was conducted to describe English language learners’ perspectives on critical writing1. The article I read was about audiovisual media in reading. I came across it when I was planning to write an article on a similar topic, and I found it through Google Scholar. As I read it, I felt as though I were experiencing real-life situations firsthand. The topic was particularly challenging because it was highly relevant and reflected actual conditions in the field, and it covered many complex yet understandable aspects.
2. The most memorable and challenging is the structure and the language Because the structure and language of this article lean more toward an academic style, and in terms of structure, there are still many aspects I don’t fully understand
3. The most difficult to understand is find some reference for the article Because when looking for references, sometimes the references we find align with the topic we want to discuss, and other times they contradict it
4. Reading articles can indeed improve my academic writing skills because I can learn formal language, proper writing structure, and how to construct logical arguments