An Exploration of Voice in the Writing of Arab Learners of English as a Second Language

Autor/inn/en	Alshehri, Asmaa; Alasmari, Muhammad; Qasem, Fawaz; Ahmed, Rashad
Titel	An Exploration of Voice in the Writing of Arab Learners of English as a Second Language
Quelle	In: Arab World English Journal, 13 (2022) 2, S.61-72 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Alshehri, Asmaa) ORCID (Alasmari, Muhammad) ORCID (Qasem, Fawaz) ORCID (Ahmed, Rashad)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Arabs; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Writing Instruction; Teaching Methods; Arabic; Native Language; Cultural Influences; Discourse Analysis; Writing Skills; Cultural Differences; Self Concept; Classification; Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Writing Evaluation; Language Usage; Error Analysis (Language); Instructional Effectiveness; Interference (Language); Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arab; Araber; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Schreibunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Arabisch; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Diskursanalyse; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Kultureller Unterschied; Selbstkonzept; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Sprachgebrauch; Error analysis; Language; Fehleranalyse; Unterrichtserfolg; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	Developing a writer's voice is a challenging task for second-language writers who are new not only to the culture but also to the values associated with the target language. This study aims at exploring the writer's voice of Arabic-speaking learners who study English as a Second Language. The study mainly discusses the following question: Do L2 learners who learn to write in both first and second language have an individual, collective, or depersonalized voice? Investigating the impact of culture and society on language and identity will facilitate the discovery of voice in second language writing. Methodologically, the study employs a qualitative research design in which data are collected via a discourse analysis of written texts. The analysis of the data adopted the holistic and dynamic perspective (Zhang & Zhan, 2020) by examining the various factors affecting Arabic-speaking learners of ESL including cultural factors, linguistic resources, and educational/academic pedagogy. Moreover, the study followed the analysis of the writer's voice proposed by Lehman (2018) and used further Lehman and Anderson's study of voice in academic writing (Lehman & Anderson, 2021). Lehman proposed three main topics to classify the writer's voice: (a) individual, (b) collective, and (c) depersonalized. The findings of this research showed that approximately 55.96% of the voice of Arab learners of ESL fell in the individual category, 29.97% fell in the collective category, and 14.07% fell in the depersonalized category. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01