Introduction Argumentative essay is one of the key text-types included in the English curriculum in Hong Kong. Students in Hong Kong first learn to write arguments in their first language in junior secondary and then move onto English argumentative essays in senior secondary. Many of them find it difficult to write an argumentative essay in English. Even in L1 context, writing an argument is a challenging task for a majority of students as they have difficulty in recognizing and applying argumentative text
Writing is an essential, productive skill to succeed in academics. But, the ESL learners are not able to master writing skills due to lack of reading habits, grammar and vocabulary. According to Sheils (1975), despite the importance of writing, there has been a long-standing concern that many people do not develop the competence needed to use writing to meet fully and successfully according to the demands for writing at school and work. Writing helps to • To draw a conclusion • To present theory
some conditions such as mental functioning, cultural, institutional and historical condition in which mental functioning is needed. (van Lier, 2004). ZPD considered as the most fundamental idea in Vygotsky (1978) sociocultural theory. As to the importance of ZPD, Karpov's argument (cited in Haywood & Lidz, 2007) is revealing: “nowhere in the field of human endeavors is Vygotsky’s concept of zone of proximal development more relevant than in education”
well-established language conventions. In contrast to written corrective feedback, other types of feedback address different aspects and/or features of writing than correctness or incorrectness. In the case of argumentative writing, for instance, feedback may be provided in the form of suggestions for possible improvements. As a case in point, a writing instructor could suggest that student writers strengthen their arguments by adding supportive evidence. Similarly, feedback could be given by raising
The worn-out and the exceptional are united in an argumentative relationship. The power-cuts in the city of Calcutta are appeared as a general element of regular day to day existence and the challenges that outcome from it. Sandeep's uncle puts the pass out hours to the best use as he suspects as much. He takes
Introduction The aim of this report is to fully utilize what I have learnt from the Personal Career Development, in order to achieve the aim, I have went trough the slides and also did the extra readings which relative to the slides. 1. What is critical thinking? When would you use critical thinking skills? In what ways has your learning style developed in the 3rd year program? Do you consider yourself to be a critical thinker? Please justify your response. Critical thinking is the way when we