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Connor, Ulla – 1996
The book is an introduction to the field of contrastive rhetoric, an area of research in second language learning that identifies learners' problems in composition and attempts to explain them by referring to the rhetorical strategies of the first language. It traces the history of contrastive approaches to the study of second language writing and…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Context, Discourse Analysis, Interdisciplinary Approach
Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1983
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 10 titles deal with the following topics: (1) how speech acts in advertisements relate to the purpose of selling merchandise; (2) the use and evaluation of accounts in problematic episodes; (3) rhetoric as a way of knowing; (4)…
Descriptors: Advertising, Annotated Bibliographies, Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Diaz, Ricardo; And Others – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 1994
Three papers written by graduate students on educational linguistics are included. These papers represent works in progress by students and professors on topics ranging from speech act analysis and classroom discourse to language planning and second language acquisition. The papers are generally based on research carried out for courses offered in…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Error Correction
