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- Title
Separated by a Common Language - Asian Students Writing in English.
- Authors
Gupta, Renu
- Abstract
According to research in contrastive rhetoric, student writing in English is influenced by the rhetorical structure of the native language. This study examines essays written on a general topic by MBA students from three countries-China, India, and Singapore. An analysis of the essays showed that students from China, who learned English as a foreign language, structured their essays as an exposition, whereas students from India and Singapore, who had studied in English-medium schools, gave equal weight to a discussion of the counterarguments. Student comments revealed that prior instruction in English composition influenced the structure of their English texts.
- Subjects
CHINA; INDIA; SINGAPORE; ENGLISH composition; RHETORIC; NATIVE language; ENGLISH essays; ASIAN students
- Publication
Language in India, 2009, Vol 9, Issue 9, p9
- ISSN
1930-2940
- Publication type
Article