A Comparative Study of Thematicity in the Argumentative Writing of University EFL Students and the Introduction Section of Research Articles
A Comparative Study of Thematicity in the Argumentative Writing of University EFL Students and the Introduction Section of Research Articles

Alireza Jalilifar; Mohammad Alipour; Mahsa Rabiee

Volume 36, Issue 1 , May 2017, , Pages 85-110

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2017.4043

Abstract
  The present study aimed to find out thematic organization and progression in the argumentative writing of Iranian learners of English, representing two levels of language proficiency, ...  Read More
Individual and Collaborative Planning Conditions: Effects on Fluency, Complexity and Accuracy in L2 Argumentative Writing
Individual and Collaborative Planning Conditions: Effects on Fluency, Complexity and Accuracy in L2 Argumentative Writing

Mansoor Tavakoli; Mohsen Rezazadeh

Volume 32, Issue 4 , March 2014, , Pages 85-110

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2014.1857

Abstract
  Research on pre-task planning has revealed that planned conditions have produced more fluent and complex language than unplanned conditions. To date, most of these studies have investigated ...  Read More