A Tale of Two Texts: Tracking Developments in Learner Writing

Autor/in	Cullip, Peter F.
Titel	A Tale of Two Texts: Tracking Developments in Learner Writing
Quelle	In: RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 40 (2009) 2, S.192-210 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-6882
DOI	10.1177/0033688209105866
Schlagwörter	Discourse Analysis; Writing (Composition); Case Studies; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Intervention; Teaching Methods; Second Language Instruction; Writing Instruction; Grammar; Vocabulary Development; Persuasive Discourse; Language Styles; Foreign Countries; Secondary School Students; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Diskursanalyse; Schreibübung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Schreibunterricht; Grammatik; Wortschatzarbeit; Persuasion; Persuasive Kommunikation; Sprachstil; Ausland; Sekundarschüler
Abstract	This case study analyses two written texts produced by an ESL learner either side of a five-week genre-based teaching intervention. The second text was judged to be of a much higher quality by two independent markers in a previous study. The question arising is: what exactly has improved? The analytical tools of systemic functional linguistics are used to identify the major areas of generic, discourse and lexico-grammatical development in the learner's writing of an argument. These developments are discussed in relation to the theoretical foundations of the genre-based approach and the classroom practices associated with it. (Contains 1 figure and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10