A Comparison of English and Urdu Thought Patterns in Expository Writing of Pakistani EFL Students
Keywords:
thought pattern, expository writing, development of paragraph, writing instructionAbstract
Researchers have conducted a variety of studies that have explored either
differences or similarities in L1 and L2 Writing. The present study aims at comparing
the thought patterns of Pakistani EFL student-writers in Urdu and English expository
writings. For this study the selective paragraphs were analyzed to compare Urdu and
English thought patterns. The study used a five paragraph structure to analyze the
written paragraphs. For the purpose analysis of data an interpretive approach was
used.
