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The Use of Academic Words in the Analytical Writing of Secondary English Learners and Native English Speakers
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Cons, Andrea M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study explores the following research question: How do secondary English learners (ELs) and Re-designated fluent English proficient students (RFEPs) use academic words in analytical writing in comparison to native English speakers (NESs)? It highlights previously overlooked differences in academic word use in the writing of students who are…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Language Proficiency, English for Academic Purposes, Writing (Composition)
An Exploration into the Writing Ability of Generation 1.5 and International Second Language Writers: A Mixed Methods Approach
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Di Gennaro, Kristen K. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
A growing body of research suggests that the writing ability of international second language learners (IL2) and US-resident second language learners, also referred to as Generation 1.5 (G1.5), differs, despite a dearth of substantial empirical evidence supporting such claims. The present study provides much-needed empirical evidence concerning…
Descriptors: Writing Difficulties, Research Design, Methods Research, Grammar