Detail Argument Structure in Iranian EFL Students’ Persuasive Writing   Oleh:  Yazdani, Hooshang ; Serajipour, Nahid Jenis: Article from Proceeding Dalam koleksi: The 32nd Thailand TESOL International Conference Proceedings 2012; Teacher Collaboration: Shaping the Classroom of the Future. Bangkok, Thailand, 27-28 January 2012, page 62-76. Fulltext: Hooshang Yazdani.pdf (142.93KB) Isi artikel Arguments are verbal or social practices aimed at increasing or decreasing the acceptability of a standpoint before some intended recipients. Toulmin Model (1958) specifies the factors essential and significant for persuasive arguments. The model envisages that an argument to have an advantageous persuasive power needs to be structurally well formed in which the claims are well made, well defined, well supported, and well reasoned for. Inspired by this model, we conducted this study to explore 45 Iranian female and male EFL students’ persuasive writings in terms of the structures of the arguments employed. The findings of the study revealed that the participants’ persuasive writings demonstrate distinctive structures far apart from what was provided by Toulmin Model. The results demonstrated a moderately low persuasive power on the recipient. Based on the statistical results, we derived a model reflecting the Iranian student style of writing. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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