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Move 1: Background information
Make a brief statement reminding readers of the central problem or aims announced in the introduction. This repeats information given earlier, but it re-focuses the reader’s attention on the main issue after two sections (methods and results) that have narrowly focused on the specific work that you have done.
Move 1 is often introduced with phrases like these.
Move 2: Statement of results
Recap your most important results. This may seem unnecessary after you have just written a whole section on results, but it helps readers to focus on the main message of the results section.
Move 2 is often introduced with phrases like these.
Make a brief statement reminding readers of the central problem or aims announced in the introduction. This repeats information given earlier, but it re-focuses the reader’s attention on the main issue after two sections (methods and results) that have narrowly focused on the specific work that you have done.
Move 1 is often introduced with phrases like these.
 | This study investigated/examined/explored… The purpose/aim of this study was to… This study hypothesized that… |
Move 2: Statement of results
Recap your most important results. This may seem unnecessary after you have just written a whole section on results, but it helps readers to focus on the main message of the results section.
Move 2 is often introduced with phrases like these.
| We demonstrated that… Our results prove… Our study shows… Our findings shed new light on… The present study confirmed our hypothesis that… |
Recommended citation:
«Move 1 and Move 2» [en línia]. A: Llibre d’estil de la Universitat de Barcelona. Barcelona: Universitat de Barcelona. Serveis Lingüístics. <https://www.ub.edu/llibre-estil/criteri.php?id=3475> [consulta: 6 maig 2024].