Speaker
Ms
Yuri Miyata
(Temple University Japan)
Description
The purpose of this study is to examine effective teaching methods for facilitating the transition from Japanese rhetorical conventions to English ones. In the 1960s, Kaplan first identified that rhetorical conventions vary across cultures. This raises the question of how teachers should effectively teach English rhetoric to L2 writers. In this study, participants received explicit instruction from their teacher and were able to adapt L2 rhetorical patterns in their essays. However, they experienced difficulty applying these patterns independently. The findings do not allow us to conclude whether explicit instruction alone is sufficient.Further research is therefore necessary to address this issue.
Author
Ms
Yuri Miyata
(Temple University Japan)