7 moves in Methods

7 moves in Method

1. Overview – Short summary of the research method, at or near the beginning of the Methods section.
2. RQ – Research aims, questions, or hypotheses: a description of the research goals, the questions to be answered, or the hypotheses.
3. Subjects/Materials – Description of the people(groups of people) – Description of the materials, equipment, etc.
4. Location – Description of where the research took place and possible why.
5. Procedure – Discussion of the process used to obtain the data that collected.
6. Limitation – Focus on the shortcoming of the method, possibly accompanied by an explanation.
7. Analysis – Description of how the data was analyzed.

[Reflection] Let’s reading for writing!!!

• Can you identify any language feature in the Method section of your model article?
• Is passive voice or active voice more dominant?
• How the author switch the tenses between past and present?
• Can you explain the tense switch?