Stance-taking using lexico-grammatical features in argumentative writing of Malaysian undergraduates

• Main Authors: Lee, Geok Imm, Wong, Bee Eng, Chan, Swee Heng, Abdullah, Mardziah Hayati
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35458/1/Stance-taking%20using%20lexico-grammatical%20features%20in%20argumentative%20writing%20of%20Malaysian%20undergraduates.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35458/; http://www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/sp/page/2861/jlc_bm

Argumentative writing is an important skill expected of all students from the institutions of higher learning. These tertiary students are often required to state their opinions and put forward their arguments in their written essays, assignments, and projects. As Shannon (2011) points out students...