THESIS INTRODUCTION OF THE COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION: A GENRE ANALYSIS

Melissa C. Napil, Katherine L. Llup-Porticos

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This study aims to describe the characteristics and identify the non-conformance of the corpora of the thesis introduction of the College of Teacher Education, University of Mindanao. This study employed descriptive-qualitative research design utilizing genre analysis with reference to Swales' 1990's Creating a Research Space (CARS) model, a three-move model. Through random selection, twenty articles were analyzed and described from Bachelor of Secondary Education specialized in Filipino, English, and Social Studies. Results showed that Move 2, which is establishing a niche, was not included in most of the research introductions analyzed in this study. Most of the thesis introduction has moves 1 and 3, which establish a territory and occupy a niche. Implications of the study findings are presented at the end of the paper.

 

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education, undergraduate thesis, introduction, genre analysis, CARS model, Philippines

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