The influence of sources on First-Year Composition L1 student
writing
A multi-dimensional analysis
Writing from sources is a necessity for academic
writing, but it is especially challenging for First-Year Composition
(FYC) writers (Horning &
Kraemer 2013; Serviss
& Jamieson 2017). Yet, few studies have empirically
investigated the source-based language use features of FYC writers.
For this study, English as a first language (L1) FYC students
(N = 232) wrote in-class essays using two
source readings. A multi-dimensional analysis on 13 linguistic
features associated with the presence or absence of source use
(e.g., reporting verbs, titles and authors, personal pronouns) was
conducted, resulting in three dimensions, (1) Source-Based Concept
Density vs. Prompt-Based Freewriting, (2) Impersonal Extension of
Source-Based Concepts, and (3) Source Text Deixis. Implications of
these dimensions for source-based student writing are discussed.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Literature review
- 3.Method
- 3.1Participants and setting
- 3.2Instruments and materials
- 3.3Procedures
- 3.4Analysis
- 3.4.1Variables
- 3.4.2Statistical and functional analyses
- 4.Results and discussion
- 4.1Dimension 1: Source-based concept density vs. Prompt-based
freewriting
- 4.2Dimension 2: Impersonal extension of source-based concepts
- 4.3Dimension 3: Source text deixis
- 5.General discussion
- 6.Limitations
- 7.Conclusion
-
Note
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References
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