Cambridge core elt applied linguistics contrastive rhetoric by ulla m. Kaplan this chapter begins by discussing the concept and origins of the term contrastive rhetoric. Metadiscourse and contrastive rhetoric in academic writing. Lastly, the findings suggest that engaging students in exercises of contrastive rhetoric can assist and empower them in their writing practices. Qualifying claims about contrastive rhetoric carol severino joe essid assumes no responsibility for any hilarious, bawdy, or surreal errors introduced when this document was scanned. Contrastive meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. New directions in contrastive rhetoric request pdf researchgate. Debating analogically through vadas fruitful dialogue keith lloyd 7. Framing this critique within a discourse view of language, culture and communication, this paper points to the need to go beyond such a priori. The approach is illustrated with four sample studies covering different kinds of phenomena in some european languages. Contrastive linguistics lecture 9 in english for pg free download as powerpoint presentation. Comparative rhetoric, egyptology, and the case of akhenaten carol lipson 6. In a typology of different cultural writing patterns identified from. Arabic and english persuasive writing of arabs from a contrastive rhetoric.
Writing instruction, contrastive rhetoric, transfer. Critical engaged practice in relation to cultural difference is. The theory of contrastive rhetoric was first introduced by kaplan 1966 as a solution to the challenges learners experience in the organisational structures of a second language, also known as l2. Abstract this thesis presents a comparative corpusbased study of english and spanish. Kaplan 1966 was the first to employ the concept of contrastive rhetoric. Framing this critique within a discourse view of language. The first of these areas concerns grammatical studies which examine cohesive ties, word order constraints, and sociolinguistic. For specific contrastive goals, special attention has been paid to. New directions in contrastive rhetoric connor 2002. Contrastive rhetoric in world englishes english today.
They claim that english writers, instead of giving reasons to sway their opponents, try to move gradually toward a more central position that can be shared by both the writer and the reader. One and other in comparative rhetoric, a response c. Helping international lawyers use cohesive devices in u. The role of intercultural rhetoric in esp education 19 1 in the early 2000s, some postmodern secondlanguage writing scholars launched a criticism of contrastive rhetoric, characterizing it as static and linking it directly to contrastive analysis, a movement associated with. Partly based on whorfian ideas of the relation ship between language and thought, it is an hypothesis claiming that. Semitic for example, arabic or hebrew thoughts are express in a series of parallel ideas, both positive and negative. The contrastive study of japanese and english discourse structures may be divided into two major areas of inquiry. Contrastive rhetoric isbn 9780521441452 pdf epub ebookmall. Request pdf new directions in contrastive rhetoric contrastive rhetoric examines differences and similarities in writing across cultures. Contrastive rhetoric in world englishes volume 11 issue 1 yamuna kachru. The problem for contrastive rhetoric research is to develop a method for reliably describing this variation. Argumentation pragmatics, text analysis, and contrastive. Contrastive rhetoric began in 1966 as the result of a selfinitiated study of international students writing in english by kaplan, who then made the pronouncement that each language and each culture has a paragraph order unique to itself, and that part of the learning of a particular language is the mastery of its logical system kaplan, 1966.
Cambridge university press writing ulla connor frontmatter. This paper is critically concerned with the recent attempts in contrastive rhetoric cr to interpret the linguistic and rhetorical differences found in the academic discourses produced by anglophone and nonanglophone academic and research writers. This volume explores the field of contrastive rhetoric, the study of how a persons first language and culture influence his or her writing in a second language. Contrastive rhetoric could also prompt students to think more critically, which would further assist them in writing process. Crosscultural aspects of secondlanguage writing ulla connor frontmatter more information. Initiated almost thirty years ago by the american applied linguist robert kaplan, contrastive rhetoric maintains that language and writing are. Contrastive rhetoric contrastive rhetoric is the study of how a persons first language and culture influence hisher writing in a second language. Pdf on dec 23, 2008, will baker and others published contrastive rhetoric.
Four chapters provide ethnographies and observations about contrastive rhetoric and the teaching of efl and esl. A dynamic model of l2 writing paul kei matsuda purdue universi the notion of controstive rhetoric was first proposed as a pedagogic01 solu tion to the problem of l2 orgonization, and the subsequent development in. It presents a comprehensive view of the research in this field, emphasizing the connections between contrastive rhetoric and the related disciplines of composition studies, cultural anthropology. From a contrastive rhetoric perspective a dissertation submitted to the school of graduate studies and research in partial fulfillment of the. The latest versions of adobe reader do not support viewing pdf files within firefox on mac os and if you are using a modern intel mac, there is no official plugin for viewing pdf. Development of contrastive rhetoric studies for years after the introduction of the idea of contrastive rhetoric little progress was made in this type of text analysis. Rhetorical styles in writing can vary drastically from one lan guage and culture to another. This study explores various features of metadiscourse and contrastive rhetoric in a small corpus of academic writing of pakistani learners at tertiary levels. Basthomi, contrastive rhetoric, discourse and genre analysis 9 lish academic writing and english in research settings. Pdf contrastive rhetoric download read online free. How do both advocates and critics of contrastive rhetoric cr view the practices of teaching rhetoric to the l2 student writers.
This paper is critically concerned with the recent attempts in contrastive rhetoric cr to interpret the linguistic and rhetorical differences found in the academic discourses produced by anglophone and non anglophone academic and research writers. View contrastive rhetoric research papers on academia. Kaplan cultural thought patterns english includes germanic languages such as german, dutch, norwegian, danish, and swedish communication is direct, linear and doesnt digress or go off topic. The contrastive rhetoric hypothesis kaplan, 1966 predicts that language users across cultures will vary in the means they use to construct coherent discourse. Contrastive rhetoric examines differences and similarities in writing across cultures. Contrastive rhetoric pdf adobe drm can be read on any device that can open pdf adobe drm files. Analyzing crosscultural writing differences using contrastive. Directions in contrastive rhetoric research university of reading. Contrastive rhetoric and the japanese writer of efl.
Chapter 2 contrastive rhetoric and studies of chinese and english. The education of composition teachers, tutors, and researchers about culturally influenced rhetorical differences in writing, or. Contrastive rhetoric an analytical framework for the study of second language writing. Kaplan, with regard to language, the theory that diverse languages contain varying rhetorical traits, suc. Paul matsuda and dwight atkinson employ the novel format, in applied. Although mainly concerned with student essay writing in its first 30 years, the area of study today contributes to knowledge about preferred patterns of writing in many english for specific purposes situations. Contrastive linguistics lecture 9 in english for pg.
The impact of cultural factors on chinese and american. The term was first coined by the american applied linguist robert kaplan in 1966 to denote eclecticism and subsequent growth of collective knowledge in certain languages. Luming mao is chair and professor in the department of. Eslefl students writing and professional writing e.
During the 1970s the development of text linguistics or discourse analysis might. Contrastive rhetoric and the japanese writer fonns of argumentation dominate english writing. This article synthesizes criticisms of contrastive rhetoric research from theoretical and pedagogical points of view and offers postmodern, poststructuralist, and postcolonial approaches to contrastive rhetoric. Rhetorical conventions like organization and the perceived role of the audience are important considerations and differ across cultures. Implications for the current teaching of english writing at universities in japan ferred patterns of writing are genre dependent. This study seeks to explore the use of inflation and overassertion devices, verbal voices and polyphonic visibility in l2 learners and native speakers academic writing.
Kaplan makes assumptions about l1 rhetorical patterns based entirely on his examination of. Academic writing involves more than using correct grammar. So far, several distinct perspectives on the organizational patterns of chinese rhetoric have emerged. Edited by ulla connor, ed nagelhout, and william rozycki find, read and cite. The paper follows hylands 2004 interactive and interactional resources modal to determine metadiscourse features in the corpus.
The focus are the role of first language conventions of discourse and rhetoric structure on second language usage, as well as cognitive and cultural dimensions of transfer, particularly in. Contrastive rhetoric is an area of research in second language acquisition that identifies problems in composition encountered by second language writers and, by referring to the rhetorical strategies of the first language, attempts to explain them. What impact does teaching rhetoric have on the l2 writer identity. Use the link below to share a fulltext version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Cambridge university press 9780521446884 contrastive rhetoric.
The pdf file you selected should load here if your. Kartika 1997 and susilo 1999 analyzed articles in jakarta post in terms of. In a brief description of the writing process, the questions of appropriate topics, acceptable evidence and effective organization are discussed and culturally. Contrastive functional analysis andrew chesterman download. The aforementioned researchers defined five features of contrastive rhetoric english paired with eastasian style appearing first that warrant consideration and may be used as a baseline for contrastive rhetoric research and classroom application in eastasia. Journal of second language writing vol 25, pages 1122. It presents a comprehensive view of the research in this field, emphasizing the connections between contrastive rhetoric and the related disciplines of composition studies, cultural. Kaplan in connor, 1996 reasserted that contrastive rhetoric was not meant as a teaching. Available formats pdf please select a format to send.
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