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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ965837
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 26
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ISSN: ISSN-0379-0037
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Reference, Coherence and Complexity in Students' Academic Writing: Examples from Cameroon and East-Africa Corpus
Schmied, Josef; Nkemleke, Daniel
Indian Journal of Applied Linguistics, v37 n1 p19-44 Jan-Jun 2011
This contribution discusses problems of students' academic writing in Africa. It sketches the wide field of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and argues that reference, coherence and complexity are key concepts for evaluating student writing at university level. It uses material from African corpora to substantiate this claim and to illustrate how authentic language samples can be used in teaching to improve students' academic writing. (Contains 4 tables and 10 texts.)
Descriptors: Rhetoric, Foreign Countries, English for Academic Purposes, English (Second Language), Academic Discourse, Computational Linguistics, Writing Evaluation, Writing (Composition), Connected Discourse, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, College Students, Writing Improvement, Writing Instruction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Cameroon; Kenya; Tanzania
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