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Bauler, Clara V. – Cogent Education, 2019
Online discussions have emerged as one of the most popular practices of writing in academic contexts in the twenty-first century. Nevertheless, we know little about the rhetorical features and composition strategies employed by multilingual writers in these types of discussions. Using online discussions in the brainstorming phase of the process of…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Multilingualism, Computer Mediated Communication, Essays
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Shekarabi, Zeinab – International Journal of Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Higher Education, 2017
Much research has been completed that focused on the role of drafting strategies in first language (L1) writing, but its role in second language (L2) writing is missing. The present study investigated the impact of outlining and free writing strategies on L2 academic writing in terms of overall quality, as well as more specifically in terms of…
Descriptors: Writing Strategies, Academic Language, Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning
Lu, Yanbin – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study investigated cognitive factors that might influence Chinese EFL learners' argumentative essay writing in English. The factors that were explored included English (L2) language proficiency, Chinese (L1) writing ability, genre knowledge, use of writing strategies, and working memory capacity in L1 and L2. Data were collected from 136…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Statistical Analysis, Writing Strategies, Writing Processes