Thematization in EFL Students' Composition Writing and Its Relation to Academic Experience

Autor/in	Jalilifar, Alireza
Titel	Thematization in EFL Students' Composition Writing and Its Relation to Academic Experience
Quelle	In: RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 41 (2010) 1, S.31-45 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-6882
DOI	10.1177/0033688210362621
Schlagwörter	Writing (Composition); Native Speakers; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Language Proficiency; College Students; Writing Instruction; Teaching Methods; Language Tests; Pictorial Stimuli; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schreibübung; Muttersprachler; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Collegestudent; Schreibunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Language test; Sprachtest; Fantasieanregung
Abstract	This study made frequency and functional analysis of thematization in English students' compositions in Shahid Chamran University. Ninety students were selected and divided into three groups, followed by a homogeneity test (Fowler and Coe, 1976). An educated native speaker was also used as a criterion measure. Then, they were asked to narrate three pictorial stories, given to them, each in a 30-minute session. The data were analyzed based on Halliday (1985) and McCabe (1999) models of thematicity. The results suggested thematically different compositions in terms of interpersonal, unmarked, simple, and multiple themes. The results also showed that students' level of language proficiency monitor the use of linear and split thematic progression chains. This study may have implications for teaching composition writing at different levels of language proficiency. (Contains 8 tables and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10