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Download full textNalinporn Laohasawad; Monnipha Somphong – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2025
This research examined the writing difficulties faced by Thai students taking the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic Writing module. The study examined error patterns in IELTS Writing Tasks to highlight how English writing proficiency impacts international university admission prospects. Despite universities commonly…
Descriptors: Language Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Writing Difficulties
Marashi, Syed Mojtaba – Online Submission, 2020
The notion of "textuality" encouraged Halliday and Hasan in 1976 to present their model of discourse analysis through raising questions about whether "cohesion" was a semantic concept or a structural relation, whether a text was a structural unit or not or even if there were semantic or structural relationships within a text.…
Descriptors: Connected Discourse, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Tests
Wei, Jing – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The Theme is a major aspect of how speakers construct their messages in a way which makes them fit smoothly into the unfolding language event. Thematic choice provides clues as to how English learners organize information and shape their texts. Previous studies reveal that English learners deviated from English native speakers in their thematic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Academic Discourse, Instructional Effectiveness
