A Comparison of English and Urdu Thought Patterns in Expository Writing of Pakistani EFL Students
- Authors
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Ghulam Haider
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- Keywords:
- thought pattern, expository writing, development of paragraph, writing instruction
- Abstract
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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
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- Published
- 2014-01-09
- Issue
- Vol. 3 No. 1 (2014)
- Section
- Articles
How to Cite
Haider, G. (2014). A Comparison of English and Urdu Thought Patterns in Expository Writing of Pakistani EFL Students. International Journal of English and Education, 3(1), 200-212. https://ijee.org/ijee/article/view/965