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How Do Textual Features of L2 Argumentative Essays Differ across Proficiency Levels? A Multidimensional Cross-Sectional Study
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Kim, Jeong-eun; Nam, Hosung – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2019
Using Biber's (1988) multidimensional analysis, this study investigates textual variation in second language (L2) learners' writing at different proficiency levels, and attempts to identify any developmental progression. The study used a corpus of 5200 argumentative essays written by 2600 students learning English as an L2. The results indicate…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English Language Learners, Persuasive Discourse, Essays