Use of conjunctions in argumentative essay by ESL undergraduates / Nuruladilah Mohamed

This study examines one aspect that contributes to writing quality in argumentative essay which is the usage of cohesive devices, specifically the usage of conjunctions. Cohesion is regarded as an essential textual component both in creating organized texts and interpreting the content that are comp...

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Main Author:	Mohamed, Nuruladilah
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Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Teknologi MARA, Terengganu 2016
Subjects:	Language acquisition Science of language (Linguistics)
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spelling	uitm-162352017-03-13T04:41:58Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16235/ Use of conjunctions in argumentative essay by ESL undergraduates / Nuruladilah Mohamed Mohamed, Nuruladilah Language acquisition Science of language (Linguistics) This study examines one aspect that contributes to writing quality in argumentative essay which is the usage of cohesive devices, specifically the usage of conjunctions. Cohesion is regarded as an essential textual component both in creating organized texts and interpreting the content that are comprehensible to readers. The objectives of the study are to determine the frequency of conjunctions used by Malaysian ESL undergraduates in their academic essays, to identify the semantic categories of conjunctions mostly used by the learners and to identify which category of conjunctions is the most problematic to the ESL learners. The data of this study comprised of 50 argumentative essays on a specific topic written by 50 Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) undergraduates and semi-structured interviews were also carried out to elicit information. Findings reveal that there are appropriate and inappropriate applications of conjunctions in the essay due to lack of exposure to different categories of conjunctions and difficulties to use other conjunctions that share similar meaning. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Terengganu 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16235/1/AJ_NURULADILAH%20MOHAMED%20ACADEMIA%2016.pdf Mohamed, Nuruladilah (2016) Use of conjunctions in argumentative essay by ESL undergraduates / Nuruladilah Mohamed. e-Academia Journal, 5 (1). pp. 16-22. https://journale-academiauitmt.uitm.edu.my/
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description	This study examines one aspect that contributes to writing quality in argumentative essay which is the usage of cohesive devices, specifically the usage of conjunctions. Cohesion is regarded as an essential textual component both in creating organized texts and interpreting the content that are comprehensible to readers. The objectives of the study are to determine the frequency of conjunctions used by Malaysian ESL undergraduates in their academic essays, to identify the semantic categories of conjunctions mostly used by the learners and to identify which category of conjunctions is the most problematic to the ESL learners. The data of this study comprised of 50 argumentative essays on a specific topic written by 50 Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) undergraduates and semi-structured interviews were also carried out to elicit information. Findings reveal that there are appropriate and inappropriate applications of conjunctions in the essay due to lack of exposure to different categories of conjunctions and difficulties to use other conjunctions that share similar meaning.
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author	Mohamed, Nuruladilah
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title	Use of conjunctions in argumentative essay by ESL undergraduates / Nuruladilah Mohamed
title_short	Use of conjunctions in argumentative essay by ESL undergraduates / Nuruladilah Mohamed
title_full	Use of conjunctions in argumentative essay by ESL undergraduates / Nuruladilah Mohamed
title_fullStr	Use of conjunctions in argumentative essay by ESL undergraduates / Nuruladilah Mohamed
title_full_unstemmed	Use of conjunctions in argumentative essay by ESL undergraduates / Nuruladilah Mohamed
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publisher	Universiti Teknologi MARA, Terengganu
publishDate	2016
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Use of conjunctions in argumentative essay by ESL undergraduates / Nuruladilah Mohamed

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