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Specialist Knowledge and Interlanguage Development: A Discourse Domain Approach to Text Construction.
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Whyte, Shona – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1995
Compared the discourse of 33 college learners of English as a Second Language (ESL) on topics related to their major field of study and on general topics. Results suggest that text construction is facilitated by learners' expertise and investment in the topic of conversation. (contains 40 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis