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Jo Mackiewicz; Colin Payton – Writing Center Journal, 2022
Even small, taken-for-granted words can have a strong influence on the pedagogical effect of a writing conference. In this study, we examined how experienced and trained writing center tutors' use of the discourse marker so helped them to connect ideas and to manage their conferences with students. We examined the extent to which tutors' use of…
Descriptors: Laboratories, Writing (Composition), Tutors, Discourse Analysis
Akbas, Erdem, Ed.; Hatipoglu, Ciler, Ed.; Bayyurt, Yasemin, Ed. – Online Submission, 2017
This is the book of abstracts for the conference held in 2017 entitled: ''METADISCOURSE ACROSS GENRES: MAPPING INTERACTION IN SPOKEN & WRITTEN DISCOURSES'', also known as MAG2017. The 1st International Conference on Metadiscourse Across Genres took place in METU Northern Cyprus Campus, Cyprus between 30 March-1 April 2017 with the…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Written Language, Discourse Analysis, Computational Linguistics
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Razak, Norizan Abdul; Saeed, Murad Abdu – English Language Teaching, 2015
This qualitative study investigated peer writing revision among English as foreign language (EFL) Arab students in a Facebook group. Specifically, it aimed to identify the text revisions made by the learners and to determine their contributions to the learners' written texts and sense of online community outside the college classroom context.…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Hassan, Badran A. – 2001
The purpose of this study was to determine if both "writing apprehension" and "self-esteem" of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) university students are related to the quality and quantity of their writing. Instruments developed for the study included an English Writing Apprehension Questionnaire, a Foreign Language…
Descriptors: Anxiety, College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries