Narration and Persuasion in English by Arabic and Spanish Speakers

This book is an up-to-date version of my doctorate thesis at the University of Pittsburgh, under the supervision of professors Gaea Leinhardt, Stephen Koziol, Isabel Beck, Robert Dekeyser, and Richard Donato. This study was undertaken to investigate the written performance of ten foreign students - five native Arabic speakers and five native Spanish speakers - at the University of Pittsburgh. The purpose was to better understand the role of grammar knowledge in the written productions of foreign students. In addition, selected cognitive and cultural aspects of the subjects' written performance were examined.

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Dr. Hosni Mostafa El-dali is an Associate Professor of Linguistics at the United Arab Emirates University. He got his doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh, U.S.A. He did his graduate studies in Indiana University, U.S.A. His research interests include contrastive linguistics, pragmatics and L2 acquisition research.