EFL Learner’s Thinking in Argumentative Writing

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.211223.038How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Argumentative writing; EFL; Thinking

Abstract

The objective of this study was to describe the EFL learners’ thinking in writing argumentative text. The topic of their writing was determined entitled of Should social media be banned?. The EFL learners’ thinking was based on the existence of logic of argumentation proposed by Toulmin, they are: claim, reason, warrant, and backing. This study revealed that the subjects from three grade levels or semester did not show any significant difference in their logic of argumentation. They tended to use personal opinion to persuade readers rather than present factual supports in their reasons. The subjects’ similar elements of argumentative writing across all groups, the second, fourth, and sixth semester, might be majorly due to low language mastery. It could be seen that there were a lot of errors in terms of grammar or sentence structure.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

Open Access

This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Betharia br. Sembiring Pandia
AU  - Berlin Sibarani
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/24
TI  - EFL Learner’s Thinking in Argumentative Writing
BT  - Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Arts and Humanities 2021 (IJCAH 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 214
EP  - 216
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211223.038
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211223.038
ID  - Pandia2021
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