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This study investigates the nature of interactions among native and nonnative speakers of English. The research design is qualitative and uses a microgenetic analysis approach to study collaborative dialogue. The research questions focus on the use of private speech, the cogniti…

This is a qualitative one case-study of the writing development of a non-native English speaking child, my son, Mohammad. The main purpose of the study was to describe and analyze the writing activities in which Mohammad was involved, his writing strategies and his writing abili…

Commonly nested in cohesion research, many aspects about logical connectors remain under-explored. Therefore, this study fills a gap in the research by exploring the relationship between graduate N and NN students' perceptions and actual use of connectors viewed collectively and…

The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate the discursive process of the negotiation and construction of teacher identity in a US-based Master of Arts for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (MATESOL) program. This study explores how both native-English-sp…