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Direct linkZhang, Xiaopeng; Lu, Xiaofei; Li, Wenwen – Applied Linguistics, 2022
This study explored the relationship between linguistic features and the rated quality of letters of application (LAs) and argumentative essays (AEs) composed in English by Chinese college-level English as a foreign language (EFL) learners. A corpus of 260 LAs and 260 AEs were analyzed via a confirmatory factor analysis. Latent variables were EFL…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Gardner, Sheena; Nesi, Hilary; Biber, Douglas – Applied Linguistics, 2019
While there have been many investigations of academic genres, and of the linguistic features of academic discourse, few studies have explored how these interact across a range of university student writing situations. To counter misconceptions that have arisen regarding student writing, this article aims to provide comprehensive linguistic…
Descriptors: College Students, Academic Language, Writing (Composition), Writing Assignments
