Engaging with readers: Students’ metalinguistic understanding of the use of pronouns in building reader-writer relationships

<p>Students’ metalinguistic understanding of the written academic argument is important both to increase writer independence and inform writing instruction. This article draws on a study which investigated undergraduate students’ metalinguistic understanding of the metadiscourse features in th...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Debra Myhill (12042048) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Abdelhamid Ahmed (19438285) (author), Lameya Rezk (19438288) (author)
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Curriculum and pedagogy
Language, communication and culture
Linguistics
Metalinguistic understanding
Metadiscourse
Reader pronouns
Writing instruction
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spelling Engaging with readers: Students’ metalinguistic understanding of the use of pronouns in building reader-writer relationshipsDebra Myhill (12042048)Abdelhamid Ahmed (19438285)Lameya Rezk (19438288)EducationCurriculum and pedagogyLanguage, communication and cultureLinguisticsMetalinguistic understandingMetadiscourseReader pronounsWriting instruction<p>Students’ metalinguistic understanding of the written academic argument is important both to increase writer independence and inform writing instruction. This article draws on a study which investigated undergraduate students’ metalinguistic understanding of the metadiscourse features in their own written arguments. The specific focus of the paper is to determine what metalinguistic understanding students express about the use of pronouns in written argument as engagement or stance markers to build a relationship with the reader. The analysis indicates many students believed the use of reader pronouns were inappropriate in written argument, often because this was what they had been taught. Students’ metalinguistic understanding was shaped more by notions of formality and objectivity than by understanding of how pronouns play a role in reader engagement. The article argues that greater emphasis on the function of pronouns rather than the form, drawing on metadiscourse theory, and on generating metalinguistic understanding of the differing ways that pronouns function in written argument might better support writers in agentic linguistic decision-making.</p><h2>Other Information</h2> <p> Published in: Linguistics and Education<br> License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.linged.2023.101184" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.linged.2023.101184</a></p>2023-06-10T09:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1016/j.linged.2023.101184https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Engaging_with_readers_Students_metalinguistic_understanding_of_the_use_of_pronouns_in_building_reader-writer_relationships/26776486CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/267764862023-06-10T09:00:00Z
spellingShingle Engaging with readers: Students’ metalinguistic understanding of the use of pronouns in building reader-writer relationships
Debra Myhill (12042048)
Education
Curriculum and pedagogy
Language, communication and culture
Linguistics
Metalinguistic understanding
Metadiscourse
Reader pronouns
Writing instruction
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title Engaging with readers: Students’ metalinguistic understanding of the use of pronouns in building reader-writer relationships
title_full Engaging with readers: Students’ metalinguistic understanding of the use of pronouns in building reader-writer relationships
title_fullStr Engaging with readers: Students’ metalinguistic understanding of the use of pronouns in building reader-writer relationships
title_full_unstemmed Engaging with readers: Students’ metalinguistic understanding of the use of pronouns in building reader-writer relationships
title_short Engaging with readers: Students’ metalinguistic understanding of the use of pronouns in building reader-writer relationships
title_sort Engaging with readers: Students’ metalinguistic understanding of the use of pronouns in building reader-writer relationships
topic Education
Curriculum and pedagogy
Language, communication and culture
Linguistics
Metalinguistic understanding
Metadiscourse
Reader pronouns
Writing instruction