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Griswold, Olga – CATESOL Journal, 2017
This study analyzed the grammatical control of verbs exercised by 145 monolingual English and Generation 1.5 bilingual developmental writers in narrative essays using quantitative and qualitative methods. Generation 1.5 students made more errors than their monolingual peers in each category investigated, albeit in only 2 categories was the…
Descriptors: Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns, Verbs, Grammar
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Vanniarajan, Swathi M. – CATESOL Journal, 2011
Scholarship in applied linguistics has not sufficiently addressed learner motivation in mandatory writing classes in postsecondary settings. The data collected through short interviews from 20 students enrolled in a mandatory academic writing program at the junior/senior level in a California State University indicated that learner motivation in…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Student Participation, College Students, Academic Discourse
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Leopold, Lisa – CATESOL Journal, 2011
This case study of an adjunct-model English for Academic Purposes (EAP) writing course linked to a policy-analysis course describes an effective approach for putting "specificity" into practice in EAP curriculum design. The rationale for interdisciplinary collaboration, the positive learning outcomes from the EAP writing course, the…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Writing Instruction, Content Area Writing, Literary Genres