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4.5. Research articles and MA theses: Comparing oranges to apples?

4.5. Research articles and MA theses: Comparing oranges to apples?

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Connor (1996) suggests that in single research one should obviously “not mix apples and oranges” (ibid., 149) and compare student writing in one culture with professional writing in another. While in contrastive studies we must ensure that the entities compared share enough attributes to be comparable, in some respects they might have relevant differences that reveal information that contributes to the teaching of the genre. Indeed, what I will argue here is that research articles (RAs) and Master’s (MA) theses are subgenres of the same research paper genre, and their similarities provide a sufficient foundation for a meaningful comparison of their differences. According to Baker and Brizee (2011):

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A research paper is the culmination and final product of an involved process of research, critical thinking, source evaluation, organization, and composition. […] The goal of a research paper is not to inform the reader what others have to say about a topic, but to draw on what others have to say about a topic and engage the sources in order to thoughtfully offer a unique perspective on the issue at hand. (Source: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/658/02/)

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The term may thus refer to academic papers published in refereed journals, term papers written by high school or university students, and theses or dissertations submitted to obtain a degree or a professional qualification. Going back to the metaphor, we are rather comparing green apples to red apples in our effort to go beneath the surface to discover what is happening inside.

4.5.1. Research articles

4.5.2. Research articles and MA theses

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