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Rules of Academic Writing: A Synchronic and Diachronic Corpus Analysis across the Disciplines
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Tulay Orucu Dixon – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Standards of academic writing are documented in style guides adopted by academic disciplines, style guides such as the "Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association and Scientific Style and Format." Some of the standards in these style guides are expressed as prescriptive or proscriptive rules that provide academic…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Classification, Academic Standards, Writing (Composition)
The Effectiveness of Corpus-Aided Instruction Using Lexical Bundles to Improve Academic Writing in Instructed Second Language Acquisition: A Multimethod Research Design
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Eun Jeong Park – ProQuest LLC, 2019
An important component of academic writing in English is the word combinations or collocations writers use while expressing meaning and performing various rhetorical functions. It is essential for second language (L2) writers to gain command of these lexico-grammatical combinations (Cortes, 2004; Hyland, 2008a, 2008b) as they develop their L2…
Descriptors: Academic Language, Second Language Learning, Writing Ability, Student Experience
Language, Identity, and Writing: Investigating Marshallese English through Academic Writing
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Jill S. Pagels – ProQuest LLC, 2021
English has emerged as an international language. The hegemonic positioning of English is problematic for previously colonized places such as the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The remote coral atoll Pacific Island nation of the Republic of the Marshall Islands has a history of colonization. Critical Literacy supports reflective analysis of…
Descriptors: Language Variation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Critical Literacy
The Effects of Type of Written Corrective Feedback and Level of Proficiency on Processing and Accuracy in Heritage Language Learners of Spanish
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DeRobles, Gabriela – ProQuest LLC, 2019
In the field of Instructed Second Language Acquisition (ISLA), written corrective feedback (WCF) has been shown to play a facilitative role in improving written accuracy (e.g., Ashwell, 2000; Ferris & Roberts, 2001; Ferris, 2006; Sheen, 2007; Bitchener, 2008; Liu & Brown, 2015). However, studies that examine the effects of different types…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Error Correction, Accuracy