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Direct linkBeck, Sarah W.; Godley, Amanda J. – American Journal of Education, 2023
Purpose: This study draws on genre theory to analyze the linguistic and discursive presentation of the self in successful US college application essays. Research Methods: We used qualitative discourse analysis informed by the systemic functional linguistic concepts of field, tenor, and mode to analyze 20 sample application essays identified as…
Descriptors: College Applicants, College Admission, Essays, Admission Criteria
