Academic Vocabulary, Writing and English for Academic Purposes: Perspectives from Second Language Learners

Autor/in	Coxhead, Averil
Titel	Academic Vocabulary, Writing and English for Academic Purposes: Perspectives from Second Language Learners
Quelle	In: RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 43 (2012) 1, S.137-145 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-6882
DOI	10.1177/0033688212439323
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Data Analysis; English for Academic Purposes; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Academic Discourse; Writing (Composition); Vocabulary Development; Audience Awareness; Second Language Instruction; Student Attitudes; College Students; Reading Processes; Task Analysis; Essays; Writing Instruction; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Auswertung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Discourse; Diskurs; Schreibübung; Wortschatzarbeit; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Schülerverhalten; Collegestudent; Leseprozess; Aufgabenanalyse; Essay; Aufsatzunterricht; Schreibunterricht; Neuseeland
Abstract	This article focuses on vocabulary and writing at university level from the perspectives of 14 English as an additional language students studying at a New Zealand university. The students individually carried out an integrated reading and writing task and then participated in an interview which focused on their language learning background and academic studies through to vocabulary use in the reading and writing task. Data analysis showed that these students have an overall sense of the importance or need for academic vocabulary for their university studies. They demonstrated a high level of awareness of the academic audience for their writing and its impact on their word choice. Finally, these writers used a variety of techniques to incorporate academic or technical words into their essays. This article concludes by considering possible implications of the findings of this study for teaching second language writing and vocabulary in English for Academic Purposes programmes. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10