1.1. Stage 4: Elaboration into a Full Paper
The fourth stage of LWPC is to elaborate the paper elements summarized at the abstract stage into a full research paper. Each of those elements will be elaborated into a full-blown section. The reason or motivation for carrying out the research will be elaborated into the introduction section of the paper. The main task or research objective will be elaborated into the section that defines the present research and specifies its main research task. The steps or procedures taken to implement the main research task will be elaborated into the detailed premises of the paper. The conclusion or thesis statement reached based on the research steps will be elaborated into the conclusion section of the paper.
Under LWPC, two of those major sections are equipped with a step-by-step guidance to help students write more effectively. They are the introduction section and the conclusion section.
When writing the introduction section under LWPC, a specific focus is given to the historical background that led to the current research. The author needs to explain why the present research is carried out based on some previous research or researches. The reason could be due to some unsolved problem found in the previous research, or an inadequacy for the previous research to account for some newly discovered phenomenon. Whatever the reason is, there must be some continuity between the present research and the past. In addition, the author must show that the present research is significantly different from the past, thus demonstrating the research