Textual and language features of students’ written discussion texts
The study examined whether it was more difficult for students to use the macro-organisational structure or the language features of discussion after genre-based instruction. Data were collected from 100 students enrolled in an English for Academic Purposes EAP! course at a "alaysian uni#ersity...
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| description | The study examined whether it was more difficult for students to use the macro-organisational structure or the language features of discussion after genre-based instruction. Data were collected from 100 students enrolled in an English for Academic Purposes EAP! course at a "alaysian uni#ersity. They wrote an ad#antages-disad#antages essay which was analysed using $ee%&s 1''(! framewor). The results showed that about half of the students were unable to state the issue clearly at the beginning and assess the issue to conclude the discussion. $or the arguments* the topic sentences and supporting details were satisfactory. The arguments were signposted with se+uential* additi#e and ad#ersati#e connectors* and causal connectors were important for de#eloping the arguments. "odality was con#eyed mainly through ,can and ,we but the potential of conditional clauses to mo#e arguments forward was not realised. The findings indicate that structure deser#es more attention than language features in EAP courses. |
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| spelling | unimas-85922022-05-12T08:20:47Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/8592/ Textual and language features of students’ written discussion texts Ting, Su Hie Chai, A.S L Education (General) PN Literature (General) The study examined whether it was more difficult for students to use the macro-organisational structure or the language features of discussion after genre-based instruction. Data were collected from 100 students enrolled in an English for Academic Purposes EAP! course at a "alaysian uni#ersity. They wrote an ad#antages-disad#antages essay which was analysed using $ee%&s 1''(! framewor). The results showed that about half of the students were unable to state the issue clearly at the beginning and assess the issue to conclude the discussion. $or the arguments* the topic sentences and supporting details were satisfactory. The arguments were signposted with se+uential* additi#e and ad#ersati#e connectors* and causal connectors were important for de#eloping the arguments. "odality was con#eyed mainly through ,can and ,we but the potential of conditional clauses to mo#e arguments forward was not realised. The findings indicate that structure deser#es more attention than language features in EAP courses. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2013 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/8592/1/Textual%20and%20language.pdf Ting, Su Hie and Chai, A.S (2013) Textual and language features of students’ written discussion texts. Issues in Language Studies, 2 (2). pp. 67-81. ISSN 2180-2726 http://www.academia.edu/5885817/Ting_S._H._and_Chai_A._S._2013_._Textual_and_language_features_of_students_written_discussion_texts._Issues_in_Language_Studies_2_2_67-81 |
| spellingShingle | L Education (General) PN Literature (General) Ting, Su Hie Chai, A.S Textual and language features of students’ written discussion texts |
| title | Textual and language features of students’ written discussion texts |
| title_full | Textual and language features of students’ written discussion texts |
| title_fullStr | Textual and language features of students’ written discussion texts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Textual and language features of students’ written discussion texts |
| title_short | Textual and language features of students’ written discussion texts |
| title_sort | textual and language features of students’ written discussion texts |
| topic | L Education (General) PN Literature (General) |
| url | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/8592/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/8592/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/8592/1/Textual%20and%20language.pdf |