| Summary: | Writing short stories is an art that requires considerable knowledge and
understanding of both the structure and language used to express
meaning. However, studies have yet to provide a conclusive approach
that can show how linguistic elements can be used to realise the writer's
communicative intentions. In view of the niche in this discipline, this
study attempts to investigate the generic structure of short stories
written for upper secondary students by using a genre-based approach,
and to provide a descriptive account on the move structure and its
linguistic realizations. Thirty short stories from different references were
randomly selected and analysed to ascertain the move structure. In
addition to this, salient linguistic features were also identified to
determine how they were used to realise their intended communicative
intentions It has been found that there is a pattern of organisation in the
short stories Apart from having a five-move structure, each move is
distinctively different in its communicative purposes and linguistic
realizations The findings of this study would be particularly useful for
classroom practitioners in the context of the teaching English as a second
language (TESL) as they may help learners use the schematic structure
and the varied linguistic choices in writing short stories
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