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Peer reviewedHinkel, Eli – Issues in Applied Linguistics, 2001
Analyzes the extensive use of personal examples and stories in the academic essays of students who are nonnative speakers of English. Draws on a large database of college examination essays to compare the use of personal examples in essays written by native and nonnative speakers. Finds nonnative students not only use examples more often than…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Databases
