Contrasting Rhetorical Patterns: Discovering Effects of First and Second Language Writing Conventions

Incecay V.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, cilt.15, sa.61, ss.137-154, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 61
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.14689/ejer.2015.61.8
  • Dergi Adı: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.137-154
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Writing instruction, contrastive rhetoric, transfer, academic discourse community
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Problem Statement: In this qualitative small-scale study, I aimed at investigating why students have difficulties in adjusting themselves to English writing conventions. I also examined the possible bilateral effects of Turkish and English writing conventions to determine whether engaging learners in contrastive rhetoric exercises can elucidate the phenomenon of transfer in rhetorical patterns.