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A Schema Approach to the Formal Literature Review in Engineering Theses.

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Shaw, Jonathan – System, 1995

This paper presents preliminary results from classroom-initiated research using text-graphing to develop metacognitive awareness among English-as-a-Second-Language engineering students writing the literature review section of their master's theses. Results found that text graphing can raise students' awareness of the rhetorical structure of…

Descriptors: Engineering, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Graduate Students

Recognising Coherence: The Use of a Text Game To Measure and Reinforce Awareness of Coherence in Text.

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Higgins, J. J.; Lawrie, A. M.; White, A. Goodith – System, 1999

Describes three pilot projects carried out with a special version of a computer-assisted language-learning activity, known as SEQUITUR, that seeks to develop awareness of cohesive devices and coherence features by displaying the start of a text and offering possible continuations. Usage logs of responses given by native and nonnative speakers of…

Descriptors: Cohesion (Written Composition), Computer Assisted Instruction, English (Second Language), Error Patterns