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5 moves in discussion/conclusion
A brief lecture introduces the 5 common moves in Discussion section.
Move 1: Background information (research purpose, theory, methodology) Move 2: Summarizing and reporting key results Move 3: Commenting on the key results (making claims, explaining the results, comparing the new work with the previous studies, offering alternative explanations) Move 4: Stating the limitations of the study Move 5: Making recommendations for future implementation and/or research
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