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Abstract is an important part of academic thesis. It summarises the thesis plus attracts readers to read the entire publication. However, little studies have been conducted to investigate the move structure of thesis abstract from the microbiological science field. To this end, the study aims to investigate the move structure of microbiological science thesis abstracts by Malaysian undergraduates. Thirteen thesis abstracts were analysed using move analysis to investigate the move structure, move status and move sequence. There were six moves found based on the analysis. All moves were deemed as obligatory except for one. Additionally, there were eleven move sequences found to be utilised in the abstracts. The findings could provide insight for both students and lecturers who are involved directly with thesis abstracts.
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To Cite this Article: Rahim, M. I., Kamardin, M. Z. H., & Aziz, N. A. (2021). Move Structure of Malaysian Undergraduate Microbiological Science Thesis Abstracts. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11(8), 227–238.
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