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Direct linkMark Cisneros – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Studies in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) indicate that the use of discourse markers (DMs) in the academic writing of second language learners improves the overall quality of these texts by contributing to their cohesion and comprehensibility (Saif Modhish 2012; Jalilifar 2008; Intaraprawat & Steffensen 1995). However, despite the…
Descriptors: Heritage Education, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Native Language Instruction
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)
