THE RHETORICAL STRUCTURE OF THE CONCLUSION SECTION OF JOURNAL ARTICLES: HOW INDONESIAN AND INTERNATIONAL AUTHORS IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS RESEMBLE AND/OR DIFFER

In research articles, the conclusion section has an important role because it
provides summary of the study, the significance and limitation of the study,
evaluation of methodology, recommendation for further study, and pedagogic
implications. However, authors from different language background (Indonesian
and English) may address this section differently. This is because the writing style
in different languages tend to be different. This present study investigates the
differences and or the similarities of the rhetorical structure in the conclusions
section used in the national journals written by Indonesian authors, non-native
speakers, and international journals written by international authors. This study
used a content analysis method using Yang and Allison's model (2003). The data
were collected from 80 journal articles of national and international journal
articles in applied linguistics. The findings showed that Move 1 (the summary of
the study results) was categorized as obligatory move in both national and
international journals. Meanwhile, other moves (Move 2 and 3) were classified as
conventional and optional move because there were significant differences where
the frequency was found. This study provides information about rhetorical
structure in the conclusions section of research articles to increase the authors’
awareness of the importance of three moves in the conclusion section.
Keywords: rhetorical structure, conclusion section, research article, applied
linguistics