Rhetoric Construction of Chinese Expository Essays: Implications for EFL Composition Instruction

Autor/inn/en	Liu, Donghong; Huang, Jing
Titel	Rhetoric Construction of Chinese Expository Essays: Implications for EFL Composition Instruction
Quelle	In: SAGE Open, 11 (2021) 1, (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Huang, Jing)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2158-2440
DOI	10.1177/2158244020988518
Schlagwörter	Essays; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Transfer of Training; Chinese; Native Language; Writing Skills; Figurative Language; Expository Writing; Writing Instruction; Rhetoric; Contrastive Linguistics; Language Tests; College Entrance Examinations; Foreign Countries; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Essay; Aufsatzunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; China; Chinesen; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Schreibunterricht; Rhetorik; Linguistics; Kontrastive Linguistik; Language test; Sprachtest; Aufnahmeprüfung; Ausland
Abstract	Recent scholarship on Chinese students' English expository essays tends to blur or mitigate the differences between English and Chinese writings. This alleged convergence of English and Chinese rhetorical norms gives rise to a view that rhetorical aspects in second language writing instruction and research in China should be de-emphasized. Drawing on data from full-score Chinese compositions of College Entrance Examination, this study examines how Chinese expository paragraphs are developed. Results show great disparities between English and Chinese expository writing at paragraph level such as non-English rhetorical mode, reliance on authorities, rhetorical paragraph, and figurative language in topic sentence. We argue that Chinese rhetorical strategies are likely to be transferred to English writing if English rhetoric is not taught and reinforced in college. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01