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On Learning to Write Academic Essays: Case Studies.
Jacobs, Suzanne – 1982
Two case studies of students learning to write academic discourse, particularly to maintain cohesion and relevance, are described. The two college students were part of a fourth-year biology class: one was a native English speaker, and the other spoke English as a second language. Both had a good command of spoken English grammar at the sentence…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Case Studies, Cohesion (Written Composition), College Students