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Writing an Abstract
(Menulis Abstrak dalam Bahasa Inggris)
BY SHINTA NOVELIA, SST, MNS
Learning outcomes
A good abstract:
• Uses one well-developed paragraph that is
coherent and concise, and is able to stand alone
as a unit of information
• Covers all the essential academic elements of the
full-length paper, namely the background,
purpose, focus, methods, results and conclusions
• Contains no information not included in the paper
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Examples of abstracts
Here are two abstracts with the key parts identified. The
Descriptive abstract (1) is for a humanities paper and the
Informative abstract (2) for a psychology report.
Websites
• Jalalian, M. (2012). Writing an eye-catching and evocative abstract for a
research article: A comprehensive and practical approach. Electronic
Physician, 4(3), 520-524.
• Ivanic, R. (1998). Writing and identity. John Benjamins Publishing
Company.
• Cantwell, M., & Clifford, C. (2000). English nursing and medical students’
attitudes towards organ donation. Journal of advanced nursing, 32(4),
961-968.
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