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An investigation of linguistic and cultural variation in the understanding and execution of academic writing tasks
Thesis (MPhil (General Linguistics))—University of Stellenbosch, 2007.
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2008
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| author | Zybrands, Helena |
| author2 | Anthonissen, Christine |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/1891 An investigation of linguistic and cultural variation in the understanding and execution of academic writing tasks Zybrands, Helena Anthonissen, Christine University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of General Linguistics. Academic writing Language and culture English language -- Rhetoric Dissertations -- Linguistics Theses -- Linguistics Thesis (MPhil (General Linguistics))—University of Stellenbosch, 2007. This study investigates the conceptualisation and execution of macro-textual features of academic writing of students in an EAP course. An assumption is that students have difficulties in producing academic writing. The study investigates participant’s conceptualisation of academic writing and compares it to what they do in constructing their own academic texts. It finds that there is a difference between what they say and what they do. Their focus is generally on micro-textual level, i.e. on the level of words, phrases and sentences, which masks difficulties on macro-textual level, i.e. on the discursive level of linguistic units larger than the sentence. Furthermore, the hypothesis that differences between English L2 students and English academic norms are culturally determined, is found to be much less valid than is mostly suggested in the literature that deals with rhetorical structure of English L2 writing. Masters 2008-11-26T09:01:17Z 2010-06-01T08:35:45Z 2008-11-26T09:01:17Z 2010-06-01T08:35:45Z 2007-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1891 en University of Stellenbosch application/pdf Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| spellingShingle | Academic writing Language and culture English language -- Rhetoric Dissertations -- Linguistics Theses -- Linguistics Zybrands, Helena An investigation of linguistic and cultural variation in the understanding and execution of academic writing tasks |
| title | An investigation of linguistic and cultural variation in the understanding and execution of academic writing tasks |
| title_full | An investigation of linguistic and cultural variation in the understanding and execution of academic writing tasks |
| title_fullStr | An investigation of linguistic and cultural variation in the understanding and execution of academic writing tasks |
| title_full_unstemmed | An investigation of linguistic and cultural variation in the understanding and execution of academic writing tasks |
| title_short | An investigation of linguistic and cultural variation in the understanding and execution of academic writing tasks |
| title_sort | investigation of linguistic and cultural variation in the understanding and execution of academic writing tasks |
| topic | Academic writing Language and culture English language -- Rhetoric Dissertations -- Linguistics Theses -- Linguistics |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1891 |
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