Introduction

The CARS Model

Creating a Research Space(CARS)

  1. Establishing the territory: Introduce the research area

    a. Claiming centrality: Introduce the importance

    b. Providing background information

    c. Reviewing the literature

  2. Establishing a niche: Establish the motivation of the research

    a. Indicating a gap

    b. Extending previous knowledge

  3. Occupying the niche: Describe the present research

    a. Outlining purposes

    b. Listing research questions

    c. Announcing principal findings

    d. Stating the value

    e. Indicating the structure

根据确定性的强弱，论文中的情态动词通常可以按以下顺序排列(由强到弱):

（最确定）will > would > should > may > might > could （最不确定）