The influence of sources on First-Year Composition L1 student writing
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Stephen M. Doolan
Abstract
Writing from sources is a necessity for academic writing, but it is especially challenging for First-Year Composition (FYC) writers (Horning & Kraemer 2013; Serviss & Jamieson 2017). Yet, few studies have empirically investigated the source-based language use features of FYC writers. For this study, English as a first language (L1) FYC students (N = 232) wrote in-class essays using two source readings. A multi-dimensional analysis on 13 linguistic features associated with the presence or absence of source use (e.g., reporting verbs, titles and authors, personal pronouns) was conducted, resulting in three dimensions, (1) Source-Based Concept Density vs. Prompt-Based Freewriting, (2) Impersonal Extension of Source-Based Concepts, and (3) Source Text Deixis. Implications of these dimensions for source-based student writing are discussed.
Abstract
Writing from sources is a necessity for academic writing, but it is especially challenging for First-Year Composition (FYC) writers (Horning & Kraemer 2013; Serviss & Jamieson 2017). Yet, few studies have empirically investigated the source-based language use features of FYC writers. For this study, English as a first language (L1) FYC students (N = 232) wrote in-class essays using two source readings. A multi-dimensional analysis on 13 linguistic features associated with the presence or absence of source use (e.g., reporting verbs, titles and authors, personal pronouns) was conducted, resulting in three dimensions, (1) Source-Based Concept Density vs. Prompt-Based Freewriting, (2) Impersonal Extension of Source-Based Concepts, and (3) Source Text Deixis. Implications of these dimensions for source-based student writing are discussed.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
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Part I. Focus on writer expertise and nativeness status
- A corpus-based study of academic word use in EFL student writing 9
- Give constructions in Korean EFL learner writing 33
- A corpus-based exploration of constructions in written academic English as a lingua franca 59
- The influence of sources on First-Year Composition L1 student writing 89
- Students’ use of lexical bundles 115
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Part II. Focus on disciplinary variation
- Combining rhetorical move analysis with multi-dimensional analysis 137
- Lexical bundles across disciplines 169
- Lexical bundles as reflections of disciplinary norms in Spanish and English literary criticism, history, and psychology research 183
- Adjectives as nominal pre-modifiers in chemistry and applied linguistics research articles 205
- The use of lexical patterns in engineering 227
- Stance in unpublished student writing 255
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Part III. Focus on register variation
- P-frames and rhetorical moves in applied linguistics conference abstracts 281
- Stand-alone literature reviews 307
- A multi-dimensional view of collocations in academic writing 333
- Name index 355
- Subject index 357
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
-
Part I. Focus on writer expertise and nativeness status
- A corpus-based study of academic word use in EFL student writing 9
- Give constructions in Korean EFL learner writing 33
- A corpus-based exploration of constructions in written academic English as a lingua franca 59
- The influence of sources on First-Year Composition L1 student writing 89
- Students’ use of lexical bundles 115
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Part II. Focus on disciplinary variation
- Combining rhetorical move analysis with multi-dimensional analysis 137
- Lexical bundles across disciplines 169
- Lexical bundles as reflections of disciplinary norms in Spanish and English literary criticism, history, and psychology research 183
- Adjectives as nominal pre-modifiers in chemistry and applied linguistics research articles 205
- The use of lexical patterns in engineering 227
- Stance in unpublished student writing 255
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Part III. Focus on register variation
- P-frames and rhetorical moves in applied linguistics conference abstracts 281
- Stand-alone literature reviews 307
- A multi-dimensional view of collocations in academic writing 333
- Name index 355
- Subject index 357
