Exploring the interplay of mode of discourse and proficiency level in ESL writing performance: implications for testing

Recent theory in discourse and practice in rhetoric has suggested that writers require different skills and strategies when writing for different purposes, and in using different genres and modes (Kinneavy, 1972; Carrell & Connor, 1991) in writing. The importance of taking into account these va...

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Main Authors: Md Rashid, Sabariah, Chan, Swee Heng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian English Language Teaching Association 2008
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14665/1/Exploring%20the%20interplay%20of%20mode%20of%20discourse%20and%20proficiency%20level%20in%20ESL%20writing%20performance.pdf