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Asian Institute of Technology Language Center, Writing up research: introductions (http://www.languages.ait.ac.th/el21int.htm)

Establish the field by: †

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claiming centrality (why this field of study is important) †

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moving from general to specific †

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reviewing relevant items of previous research †

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Define a research problem by: †

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indicating a gap †

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raising a question †

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continuing a previously developed line of inquiry †

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counter-claiming (disagreeing with an existing/accepted approach) †

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Propose a solution by: †

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outlining purpose/setting objectives †

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announcing present research (methodology) †

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announcing principal findings (results) †

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indicating the structure of the research †