This paper reports a study on a Chinese English major＇s argumentative English writings focusing on the development of her thinking capacities and factors that facilitate or constrain such development. The data came f...This paper reports a study on a Chinese English major＇s argumentative English writings focusing on the development of her thinking capacities and factors that facilitate or constrain such development. The data came from three sources： her essays, reflective journals, and my semi-structured interviews with her. Major findings can be summed up as follows： 1） at the initial stage, the participant was weak in rational thinking; 2） as she had more writing practice, she made progress in ideas and organization of ideas but not in expression of ideas; and 3） factors facilitating or constraining her development primarily include language input, cultural identification, teacher feedback and motivation.展开更多
基金sponsored by the Social Science Planning Project from Beijing Municipal Commission of Education(SM201310038009)
文摘This paper reports a study on a Chinese English major＇s argumentative English writings focusing on the development of her thinking capacities and factors that facilitate or constrain such development. The data came from three sources： her essays, reflective journals, and my semi-structured interviews with her. Major findings can be summed up as follows： 1） at the initial stage, the participant was weak in rational thinking; 2） as she had more writing practice, she made progress in ideas and organization of ideas but not in expression of ideas; and 3） factors facilitating or constraining her development primarily include language input, cultural identification, teacher feedback and motivation.
