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Direct linkChang, Peichin; Tsai, Chin-Chung; Chen, Pin-ju – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2020
Attaining coherence in writing remains a huge challenge for English as Foreign Language (EFL) learners. This study investigated how EFL college students structured their expository essays and attained coherence in a content-based language learning course by comparing the effects of the cognitive and linguistic approaches. Three classes…
Descriptors: College Students, English Language Learners, Expository Writing, Essays
Poll, Gerard H.; Burke, Lisa; Miller, Carol A.; Fiene, Judy – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2017
Prognostic statements are a standard component of assessments for adolescents at risk for language-learning disabilities, but there is limited evidence on the validity of prognostic indicators. In two studies, we collected measures of language ability and candidate prognostic indicators from adolescents age 12 to 13. We conducted an expository…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Language Impairments, Language Skills, Expository Writing
Peer reviewedPajares, Frank; Viliante, Gio – Journal of Educational Research, 1997
This study tested the influence of writing self-efficacy, writing apprehension, perceived usefulness of writing, and writing aptitude on 218 fifth graders' essay-writing performance. Students' beliefs about their abilities directly influenced apprehension, perceived usefulness, and performance, and partially mediated the effects of gender and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Essays, Expository Writing
