Browsing Graduate School of Education by Author "Uccelli, Paola"
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Developing Novel Approaches to Analyzing Vocabulary, Syntax, and Discourse Structure in Fifth-to-Eighth Grade Argumentative Writing
Deng, Ziyun (2021-05-14)This dissertation consists of three studies on adolescents’ argumentative writing. Standards, assessments, and most research in the field of adolescent writing development rely primarily on holistic rubrics to analyze ... -
Identifying Predictors of Academic Writing in English as a Foreign Language: A Study on Early Adolescents in Korea and China
Jo, Claire W. (2017-10-27)Attaining English proficiency in two East Asian countries, Korea and China, is often described as a “national obsession.” Although adolescent English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners are rapidly increasing in number, ... -
Navigating Across Communicative Contexts: Exploring Writing Proficiency in Adolescent and Adult EFL Learners
Qin, Wenjuan (2018-04-18)This thesis examines whether EFL learners deploy their language skills differently and successfully when writing across communicative contexts. Study 1 proposes an innovative construct register flexibility, which refers ...