Genre Analysis of Article Abstracts in International and Chinese TESOL Journals Written in English and Its Use in Teaching English for Academic Purposes in a Tertiary Institution in China

This study recommends a structure for academic writing courses for Chinese TESOL MA students, focusing not only on language patterns emerging from the genre analysis, but also on the construction of individual academic portfolios, in which students build up a sample range of assessed academic writing. The portfolio would include language expression, research methods and analyses, literature reviews and academic writing skills, including abstract writing. These recommendations are expected to promote the reform of the MA TESOL curriculum, arouse Chinese practitioners' interest in submitting articles to international journals, and guide MA students to do research in institutions like Chongqing University.

This study recommends a structure for academic writing courses for Chinese TESOL MA students, focusing not only on language patterns emerging from the genre analysis, but also on the construction of individual academic portfolios, in which ...