Hindawi Economics Research International Volume 2017

A brief (100-150 word) summary of the main idea of the article. (Do not simply base this summary on the abstract of the article.) II. An analysis of the article, taking into consideration the following points from the Johns article: • How does the article introduce the main topic and argument? What assumptions do the writers seem to make about the audience? • How do the authors situate their study in relation to other research that has been done in their discipline (or in other disciplines)? How do they use their sources? • What kinds of specialized language does the article use, and how does that language indicate who the audience of the article is meant to be? (Note that you should also consider more non-discursive elements, such as tables, graphs, illustrations, etc.) • How do the authors use metadiscourse to direct readers through the text? • How do the authors use hedging tactics when presenting arguments or conclusions? What are the effects of that hedging? • How are the authors "absent" from the text? How do they use grammar and lexis to distance themselves from the text? Alternatively, how are the authors "present' in the text? How do they appear as people with particular lived experiences? How do their decisions about whether or not to be present in their texts affect your confidence in their objectivity? (Does objectivity even seem to be a concern for them?) • What "vision of reality" do the authors present, and how does it represent the