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    This document provides guidance on writing critiques of scientific journal articles. It defines a critique as a critical assessment that includes both a short summary and the writer's own opinions and evaluation, unlike an abstract. The document lists 12 questions for writers to consider when reading and analyzing an article, such as the research questions addressed, evidence used, and conclusions drawn. It provides a framework for critiques, including an introduction, critical evaluation section, and conclusion stating an overall assessment of how well the article achieved its goals and contributed to the field.

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    Writing a Critique

    Nancy Swisher
    Lecturer in ESL
    FLE 402
    Fall 2016
    Definition of Genre
    Summaries and critiques are two ways to write a review of a
    scientific journal article. The summary involves briefly but
    accurately stating the key points of the article for a reader
    who has not read the original article.

    Critique is a French word that means “a critical assessment:


    (positive, negative, or a mixture of both). Critiques may have
    various structures, but the simplest is a short summary
    followed by an evaluation. A critique differs from an abstract
    in that it includes the writer’s opinions, while the abstract
    does not.
    Critique writing includes the higher levels of
    Bloom’s Taxonomy:

    A critical analysis of a work is an attempt to contribute


    positively to the greater body of research in an area. It is
    a kind of conversation that enhances understanding and
    invites discussion and further commentary.
    What kinds of critiques of written texts are common in
    your field?

    What challenges are presented when evaluating the


    work of others?

    Do you agree that


    critiques can be
    challenging to write
    because “they require
    you to take on an
    “unfamiliar persona” -
    that of an authority of
    some kind”? (Dobson and
    Feak, 2001)
    Writing Your Critique
    A Dozen Questions to Consider as you Read the Article
    (adapted from: Swales and Feak, 2012)

    1. Who is the audience?

    2. What is the purpose of the article?

    3. What research questions or hypotheses are being


    addressed in the article? Are the questions relevant?

    4. Is there a literature review? If not, should there have


    been one?
    5. What conclusions does the author draw from the
    research? Does the author answer yes or no to the
    research questions? Are the author’s conclusions valid
    or plausible based on the evidence? Why or why not?

    6. What kind of evidence was collected to explore the


    research questions? Is there any evidence that could or
    should have been collected and included but was not?
    How good is the evidence? How well does the evidence
    support the conclusions?

    7. Are the experimental methods described adequately?


    8. Are the study design and methods appropriate for the
    purposes of the study?

    9. Have the procedures been presented in enough detail


    to enable a reader to duplicate them?

    10. Are there any important assumptions underlying the


    article? How do these influence the conclusions?

    11. Are the charts, tables, and figures clear? Do they


    contribute to or detract from the article?

    12. Does the research make an original contribution to the


    field? Why or why not?
    Format
    A complete citation of the article goes at the top of the page.

    Basic Organizational Framework


    Brief Introduction
    • Describes the main argument or purpose of the work, explaining the context in
    which the work was created
    • Has a concluding sentence that foreshadows what your evaluation of the work
    will be: positive, negative, or mixed evaluation.

    Critical evaluation
    • Gives a systematic and detailed assessment of the different elements of the
    article, answering some of the questions listed above
    • Evaluates how well the author was able to achieve his or her goal, providing
    evidence from the work itself
    Conclusion
    • States your overall evaluation of the work
    • Summarizes the key reasons, identified during the critical evaluation, why this
    evaluation was formed
    • Puts into perspective how the article contributes to the greater body of
    knowledge in the field

    In some circumstances, recommendations for improvement on the work may


    be appropriate.

    Reference list

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