Quantitative metrics to the CARS model in academic discourse in biology introductions

Charles Lam; Nonso Nnamoko

Quantitative metrics to the CARS model in academic discourse in biology introductions

Charles Lam
, Nonso Nnamoko

Computer Science

University of Leeds

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding (ISBN) › peer-review

2 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Writing research articles is crucial in any academic’s development and is thus an important component of the academic discourse. The Introduction section is often seen as a difficult task within the research article genre. This study presents two metrics of rhetorical moves in academic writing: step-n-grams and lengths of steps. While scholars agree that expert writers follow the general pattern described in the CARS model (Swales, 1990), this study complements previous studies with empirical quantitative data that highlight how writers progress from one rhetorical function to another in practice, based on 50 recent papers by expert writers. The discussion shows the significance of the results in relation to writing instructors and data-driven learning.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CODI 2024 - 5th Workshop on Computational Approaches to Discourse, Proceedings of the Workshop
Editors	Michael Strube, Chloe Braud, Christian Hardmeier, Junyi Jessy Li, Sharid Loaiciga, Amir Zeldes, Chuyuan Li
Publisher	Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL)
Pages	71-77
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9798891760790
Publication status	Published - 21 Mar 2024
Event	5th Workshop on Computational Approaches to Discourse, CODI 2024 - St. Julian's, Malta Duration: 21 Mar 2024 → …

Publication series

Name	CODI 2024 - 5th Workshop on Computational Approaches to Discourse, Proceedings of the Workshop

Conference

Conference	5th Workshop on Computational Approaches to Discourse, CODI 2024
Country/Territory	Malta
City	St. Julian's
Period	21/03/24 → …

Keywords

CARS model
Academic discourse
Biology
Introductions
Quantitative metrics
Scientific writing
Research communication
Textual analysis
Rhetorical strategies
Genre analysis
discourse analysis
Scholarly writing
Communication effectiveness
Writing evaluation
Corpus linguistics

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Lam, C., & Nnamoko, N. (2024). Quantitative metrics to the CARS model in academic discourse in biology introductions. In M. Strube, C. Braud, C. Hardmeier, J. J. Li, S. Loaiciga, A. Zeldes, & C. Li (Eds.), CODI 2024 - 5th Workshop on Computational Approaches to Discourse, Proceedings of the Workshop (pp. 71-77). (CODI 2024 - 5th Workshop on Computational Approaches to Discourse, Proceedings of the Workshop). Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL).

Lam, Charles ; Nnamoko, Nonso. / Quantitative metrics to the CARS model in academic discourse in biology introductions. CODI 2024 - 5th Workshop on Computational Approaches to Discourse, Proceedings of the Workshop. editor / Michael Strube ; Chloe Braud ; Christian Hardmeier ; Junyi Jessy Li ; Sharid Loaiciga ; Amir Zeldes ; Chuyuan Li. Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), 2024. pp. 71-77 (CODI 2024 - 5th Workshop on Computational Approaches to Discourse, Proceedings of the Workshop).

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Lam, C & Nnamoko, N 2024, Quantitative metrics to the CARS model in academic discourse in biology introductions. in M Strube, C Braud, C Hardmeier, JJ Li, S Loaiciga, A Zeldes & C Li (eds), CODI 2024 - 5th Workshop on Computational Approaches to Discourse, Proceedings of the Workshop. CODI 2024 - 5th Workshop on Computational Approaches to Discourse, Proceedings of the Workshop, Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), pp. 71-77, 5th Workshop on Computational Approaches to Discourse, CODI 2024, St. Julian's, Malta, 21/03/24.

Quantitative metrics to the CARS model in academic discourse in biology introductions. / Lam, Charles; Nnamoko, Nonso.
CODI 2024 - 5th Workshop on Computational Approaches to Discourse, Proceedings of the Workshop. ed. / Michael Strube; Chloe Braud; Christian Hardmeier; Junyi Jessy Li; Sharid Loaiciga; Amir Zeldes; Chuyuan Li. Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), 2024. p. 71-77 (CODI 2024 - 5th Workshop on Computational Approaches to Discourse, Proceedings of the Workshop).

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Lam C, Nnamoko N. Quantitative metrics to the CARS model in academic discourse in biology introductions. In Strube M, Braud C, Hardmeier C, Li JJ, Loaiciga S, Zeldes A, Li C, editors, CODI 2024 - 5th Workshop on Computational Approaches to Discourse, Proceedings of the Workshop. Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL). 2024. p. 71-77. (CODI 2024 - 5th Workshop on Computational Approaches to Discourse, Proceedings of the Workshop).

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