Austrian abstract guidelines

Writing the Abstract for your Thesis


1. When writing an Austrianabstract of your thesis, the structure should be as follows:

· 1st paragraph:
ü introduce the subject/area of study,
ü outline the aim(s) of your thesis,
ü the area(s) that you examined,
ü the question(s) you tried to answer,
ü the hypothesis you tested, etc.

Useful language:
The purpose/aim of this thesis is to …. examine/analyse/define/outline/look at …etc.
In this thesis, the problem of ……………. is described/investigated/analysed.
This thesis addresses issues relat...