Title of article
ARGUMENT STRUCTURE IN LEARNER WRITING: A CORPUS-BASED ANALYSIS USING ARGUMENT MAPPING
Author/Authors
Botley, Simon Philip Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) - Academy of Language Studies, Malaysia , Hakim, Faizal Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) - Academy of Language Studies, Malaysia
From page
45
To page
77
Abstract
In this paper, corpus-based linguistics (CBL) is applied to the analysis of argument structure in Malaysian written learner English. Botley and Metom (2011) have demonstrated the value of using a corpus of student essays, a learner corpus, to explore the interlanguage (Selinker, 1972) of learners in the Malaysian university setting. This paper goes further by focusing on the critical thinking and argumentation abilities of students writing in a foreign language. The data consists of a sample of argumentative essays from the CALES learner corpus (Corpus Archive of Leaner English in Sabah/Sarawak).
Keywords
learner corpus , CALES , argument mapping , claim , objection , premise
Journal title
Journal Of Malaysian Studies
Journal title
Journal Of Malaysian Studies
Record number
2608834
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