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Organizational features of argumentative composition: A Singapore study
Citation
Skuja, R. V. (1985). Organizational features of argumentative composition: A Singapore study. Singapore Journal of Education, 7(1), 56-63. https://doi.org/10.1080/02188798508548561
Author
Skuja-Steele, Rita
Abstract
This study analyses a corpus of argumentative compositions in order to isolate the features of organization pertinent to this genre of writing. A further aim is to compare compositions written by “A” level students and English teachers in order to highlight specific shortcomings of the former. Despite using more cohesive devices and an overabundance of lexical repetition, student writing is less coherent. This is largely because of a lack of global links (between paragraphs), and an inability to properly utilize given information in structuring non-narrative writing. Finally, student writing suffers from presentation of content at the expense of discussion of issue and weighing of views.
Date Issued
1985
DOI
10.1080/02188798508548561