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ERIC Number: EJ1211235
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Apr
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0033-6882
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The Use of Personal Pronouns in the Writing of Argumentative Essays by EFL Writers
MacIntyre, Robert
RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, v50 n1 p6-19 Apr 2019
In many academic writing textbooks and style guides the use of personal pronouns is not encouraged. This is particularly problematic for non-native speakers of English trying to express themselves in a second language as, although personal pronouns are a clear signal of the writers' identity and presence in a text, they are usually advised not to use them. Therefore, in order to understand more about the use of personal pronouns by non-native speakers, this study examined a corpus of argumentative essays written by first-year Japanese university students. Whilst the use of personal pronouns has been well documented, there has been less written about how we, as educators, can help our learners understand how to use them to shape their identities as academic writers. Therefore, this article attempts to address this by suggesting a possible pedagogical approach to teaching the use of personal pronouns in academic writing.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
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