Contextual layers in the establishment of research niche in doctoral thesis introductions by Malaysian writers

• Main Authors: Siti Zaidah Zainuddin,, Azianura Hani Shaari,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11632/1/16096-52950-1-PB.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11632/; http://ejournal.ukm.my/gema/issue/view/967

One of the key moves in thesis introductions in terms of Swales’s CARS is Move 2: Establishing the Niche. It is where researchers provide the justifications of the study after introducing the general area of the research. However, research findings of prior work have focused on thesis introductio...