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Fang, Zhihui; Park, Jungyoung – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2020
Academic language is a kind of social language for the purpose of schooling. It is central to disciplinary learning, thinking, and communication. This study examined adolescents' use of academic language in informational writing, a genre highly valued in school, workplace, and society. Ninety-three seventh and ninth grade students from a U.S.…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Academic Language, Literacy Education, Secondary School Students