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049 _aDeposite
097 _aPh.D
099 _aCai01.02.12.Ph.D.2017.Ma.I
100 0 _aMayada Mohamed Tawfik Zaki
245 1 0 _aInteractional and syntactic complexity in argumentative EFL discourse :
_bAcademic essays , online discussions , oral debates /
_cMayada Mohamed Tawfik Zaki ; Supervised Ola Hafez
246 1 5 _aالتفاعل و النحو المعقد فى الخطاب الجدلى للغة الإنجليزية كلغة أجنبية :
_bالمقال الأكاديمى و المناقشة الإلكترونية و المناظرة الشفهية
260 _aCairo :
_bMayada Mohamed Tawfik Zaki ,
_c2017
300 _a607 P. :
_bcharts ;
_c30cm
502 _aThesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Arts - Department of English
520 _aThe present study investigated the use of complex syntax, grammatical accuracy, interaction argumentation quality and critical thinking in the argumentative discourse of the final academic essays, oral debates and online discussions (i.e. synchronous online forums) of EFL undergraduate students (N= 54) enrolled in a 12 week module of English for academic purposes. The methodology encompassed qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis. All data were transcribed and coded qualitatively. Then results were calculated using ANOVA and t-tests to find the differences across tasks for each variable. Significant findings were revealed regarding the influence of synchronous online forums on students{u2019} performance compared to academic essays and oral debates. Pedagogical implications then highlighted how synchronous online forums can be used in the rhetoric and composition EFL classroom for both the use of language and critical thinking
530 _aIssued also as CD
653 4 _aAcademic writing
653 4 _aArgumentation
653 4 _aCritical thinking
700 0 _aOla Hafez ,
_eSupervisor
856 _uhttp://172.23.153.220/th.pdf
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