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Paper · Semantic Scholar
A Corpus-based Study of Cohesion through Reference and Conjunctive Ties in IELTS Simulation Essays by Colombian StudentsAlthough cohesion in English as a Second Language (ESL) argumentative essays has been explored extensively, less is known about the Colombian context. The current study employed comparative Corpus Linguistic methods to explore the use of reference and conjunctive ties in a corpus of IELTS simulation essays called SCoCESLE (the Small Corpus of Colombian English as a Second Language Essays). Results suggest that Colom…
Encyclopedia · Wikipedia
EssayAn essay is, generally, a piece of writing that gives the author's own argument, but the definition is vague, overlapping with those of a letter, a paper, an article, a pamphlet, and a short story. Essays have been sub-classified as formal and informal: formal essays are characterized by "serious purpose, dignity, logical organization, length," whereas the informal essay is characterized by "the personal element, hu…
Book · DOAB
Knowledge, Policy and Practice in Education and the Struggle for Social JusticeFor 50 years, educator and sociologist Geoff Whitty resolutely pursued social justice through education, first as a classroom teacher and ultimately as the Director of the Institute of Education in London. The essays in this volume - written by some of the most influential authors in the sociology of education and critical policy studies - take Whitty’s work as the starting point from which to examine key contemp…
