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Specialist Knowledge and Interlanguage Development: A Discourse Domain Approach to Text Construction.

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Whyte, Shona – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1995

Compared the discourse of 33 college learners of English as a Second Language (ESL) on topics related to their major field of study and on general topics. Results suggest that text construction is facilitated by learners' expertise and investment in the topic of conversation. (contains 40 references) (MDM)

Descriptors: College Students, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis

Acquisition in Context: The Discourse Domain Hypothesis of Interlanguage Variation.

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Whyte, Shona – 1994

This study tested a refined version of the discourse domain hypothesis, which defines the discourse domain as a topic area in which second language learners demonstrate extensive, current, and important knowledge, including both cognitive and affective dimensions. The study tested the results of previous studies, which showed that learners show…

Descriptors: College Students, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Higher Education