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ERIC Number: EJ553760
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
Pages: N/A
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0542-8343
Teaching for Voice in ESL Writing from Sources.
Aghbar, Ali-Asghar; Chitrapu, Devi
Maryland English Journal, v31 n2 p39-47 Spr 1997
States that writing from sources is the most difficult writing task for ESL college students--especially a lack of ability to create voice and claim authority in their writing. Reviews definitions of voice; offers a new definition. Studies 18 ESL students at Indiana University (Pennsylvania). Finds even brief training for writing with voice can produce positive results. (PA)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Student Needs, Writing Instruction, Writing Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Authority; Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Nonnative Speakers; Voice (Rhetoric); Writing Contexts
Note: Journal availability: Department of English, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD 21532-1099.