An Analysis of Sentence Types in Research Article Abstracts Written by English Education Students of UNP

Siti Julya Hasibuan; Muhammad Affandi Arianto

doi:10.24036/jelt.v13i2.128795

An Analysis of Sentence Types in Research Article Abstracts Written by English Education Students of UNP

Siti Julya Hasibuan⁽¹⁾, Muhammad Affandi Arianto⁽²⁾,
(1) Universitas Negeri Padang

Indonesia
(2) Universitas Negeri Padang

Indonesia

Corresponding Author
Copyright (c) 2024 Siti Julya Hasibuan, Muhammad Affandi Arianto

DOI : https://doi.org/10.24036/jelt.v13i2.128795

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Abstract

Using sentence types in a research article, including in the abstract section, should be considered by students since it functions to show the quality of research writing. An abstract is a summary of a research article that highlights the points and purpose, and it helps readers determine whether the article is relevant to their research interests. Thus, as a response to the function of sentence types, this research aimed to examine the sentence types in the abstract section using a qualitative approach and content analysis. This research employed Brandon’s theory (2011) of sentence types to see what sentence types were written by English education students of UNP in their research article abstracts. Then, 20 research article abstracts were used as the data of this research retrieved from JELT UNP, and the data were analyzed using a checklist table as an instrument. According to the result, it was found that not all types of sentences were used in every abstract. Simple sentences were used more frequently (67.5%) than complex sentences (28.1%) in abstracts. Compound sentences (3.1%) and compound-complex sentences (1.2%) were less common. Finally, this research has pedagogical significance for a better comprehension of academic writing, especially concerning the language use of a research article.

Keywords

Content Analysis, Sentence Types, Research Article Abstracts

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