Li Qian 2010 comparative genre analysis of eng argumentative essays written by eng major and non eng major ss (1)

138     APPENDIX C     The Results of the Pilot Study     Thesis Argument Conclusion   G I P E M M R C S M R C S M R C S M Co A CL EM01 vv v v v vv vv vv v EM02 vv vv vv EM03 vv v v vv v EM04 vv v v v vv vv vv vv EM05 vv v v vv v vv vv v v v EM06 vv v vv v EM07 vv v vv v v EM08 vv v v vv v vv v v v EM09 vv v v vv v v vv v EM10 vv v v vv vv v NEM01 vv v v vv v vv vv v v NEM02 vv vv v vv vv v NEM03 vv v v v v NEM04 vv vv v v NEM05 vv v v v NEM06 vv v NEM07 v v   vv v v NEM08 vv vv vv NEM09 vv v v NEM10 vv v v vv vv EM=English Major NEM=Non-English Major G=Gambit I=Information P=Proposition E=Evaluation M=Marker R=Restatement C=Claim S=Support Co=Consolidation A=Affirmation CL=Close

139   APPENDIX D The Results of the Main Study (1)   Thesis Argument Conclusion   G I P E M M R C S M R C S M R C S M Co A CL   vv vv vv v   vv vv vv vv v   vv v vvv v v vvvv v EM001 vv vvv v   EM002 vv v vvv v v vvvv EM003 EM004 vv v vvv v vv vv v EM005 EM006 vv vv v vvv vvvv vv EM007 EM008 vv vv v v vvv vvvv v EM009 EM010 vv v vvv vvv v vv v EM011 EM012 vv vv vv vv v EM013 EM014 vv vvv vvv vvv v EM015 EM016 vv v v vvv v vvv v EM017 EM018 vv v vvv vvv vvv vv EM019 EM020 vv v vvv v v vv EM021 EM022 vv vv vvv vvv v v EM023 EM024 vv v v v vv vv EM025 EM026 vv v vvv vv v EM027 EM028 v v v v v v  v vv vv EM029 vv vv vvv vvv v EM030 vvv EM031 EM032 vv vv vv v vv vv vvv vvv vvvv vv vv v vvv vvv vvvv vv v vvv vvv v v v vv vv vvv vv vv v vv vv vvv vvv v v vv vv v vv v vv v vvv vvv v vv vv vv vv vv vv v v v vvv vvv vv v v vv vv vv v vv v v vv v

140   Argument Conclusion Thesis   G I P E M M R C S M R C S M R C S M Co A CL EM033 v 24 0 30 22 27 0 29 18 24 0 24 16 15 13 21 10 3 33 27 0 6   Total   EM=English Major NEM=Non-English Major G=Gambit I=Information   P=Proposition E=Evaluation M=Marker R=Restatement C=Claim   S=Support Co=Consolidation A=Affirmation CL=Close   The Results of the Main Study (2) Thesis Argument Conclusion G I P E M M R C S M R C S M R C S M Co A CL EM034 vv vv vvv vv vv vv EM035 vv vv vvv v vv v EM036 vv vvv v v vv EM037 v EM038 vv v vvv v vv vv EM039 v v vvv vvv vv v EM040 vv vv v v vvv vvv v EM041 vv v vvv vvv v v v EM042 v vvv vv vv v EM043 vv vv vvv vvv vvv v EM044 vv v vvv vvv vvv v EM045 vv v vvv vvv vv v EM046 v   EM047 vv v vvv vvv vv vv EM048 vv vv vvv vv v vv EM049 vv v vvv vv vv EM050 vv v vvv vv vv EM051 vv vv v v vvv vv v EM052 vv v vvv vv v EM053 v v v vv v vv EM054 vv vv vvv vv vv EM055 vv vv vvv v v vv v EM056 vv v vvv vvv vvv v EM057 vv vv vvv vvv vv vv EM058 vv vv vvv vv vv EM059 vv vv vvv vvv vvvv EM060 vv v vvv vvv vv v

141   Argument Conclusion Thesis   G I P E M M R C S M R C S M R C S M Co A CL EM061 v v vv v vv vv v vvv vvv v   vv vv v v EM062   EM063 vv vv vvv vvv vvvv v EM064 vv v vvv vvv v v v vv vv vvv vvv v   EM065   EM066 vv vv vvv vvv vvv vv Total 3 66 57 1 23 51 0 61 49 58 0 60 45 44 0 43 29 34 18 50 19   EM=English Major NEM=Non-English Major G=Gambit I=Information P=Proposition E=Evaluation M=Marker R=Restatement C=Claim S=Support Co=Consolidation A=Affirmation CL=Close The Results of the Main Study (3) Thesis Argument Conclusion G I P E M M R C S M R C S M R C S M Co A CL EM067 vv vv vvv vvv vvv vv EM068 vv vv vvv vvv v v v EM069 vv vv vvv vvv v v vv EM070 vv vv vvv vv v vv EM071 vv vv vv vv EM072 vv vv vvv vvv vvvv EM073 vv v vvv vvv v v vv v EM074 v vv v   EM075 vv v vvv vvv v v EM076 v vv v v vvv vvv vv EM077 vv v vvv vvv vvv v EM078 vv vv vvv vvv vv v EM079 vv vv v vvv v vv EM080 vv vv vvv vvv vvv v EM081 vv v vvv vvv vvvv EM082 v v vv v vvv vv v vv EM083 vv vv vvv vv v EM084 vv vv vv EM085 vv vv vv EM086 vv v vvv vvv v v vv EM087 v EM088 vv v vv v v vv v

142   Thesis Argument Conclusion   G I P E M M R C S M R C S M R C S M Co A CL EM089 vv v v   vv EM090 vv v vv v vv   EM091 vv vv v vvv vvv v EM092 vv vv vvv vvv vvv vv   vv v vvv vvv vv v EM093 vv v vvv vvv vvv v   EM094 vv vv vvv vvv v v EM095 vv vv vvv vvv v vv v   EM096 vv vv v vv EM097 vv v EM098 EM099 vv vvv v vv EM100 3 100 89 4 35 74 0 93 73 83 0 87 67 64 0 64 41 57 24 74 31 Total EM=English Major NEM=Non-English Major G=Gambit I=Information P=Proposition E=Evaluation M=Marker R=Restatement C=Claim S=Support Co=Consolidation A=Affirmation CL=Close The Results of the Main Study (4) Thesis Argument Conclusion G I P E M M R C S M R C S M R C S M Co A CL NEM001 vv vv vv v vv NEM002 vv v v  NEM003 vv vv v NEM004 v NEM005 v NEM006 vv vv v NEM007 vv v v vvv vvv v NEM008 v NEM009 v vv v NEM010 vv vv NEM011 vv vv vv v vv NEM012 vv vv v NEM013 vv v vv NEM014 v NEM015 vv vv v v v NEM016 vv vv vv vv v vv

143   Thesis Argument Conclusion   GI P E M M RC S M RC S M RC S M Co A CL vv NEM017 vv vvv vvv v v   vv v vvv vvv v NEM018 v   NEM019 vv vv vv NEM020 vv vv vv v v   v v vv vvv vv v vv v NEM021 vv vv vvv vvvv v vv v   NEM022 vv v vv v vv vv NEM023 vv v vv v v   NEM024 vv vvv vvv vv v v v v NEM025 v vv v vvv vv 11 4 v NEM026 v NEM027 vv v vvv v v 18 6 NEM028 NEM029 vv vvv vv NEM030 NEM031 vv v vvv v vv NEM032 NEM033 vv vv Total vvv v v v vv vvv vvv 0 29 27 2 2 15 0 26 17 15 0 20 11 13 1 10 5 EM=English Major NEM=Non-English Major G=Gambit I=Information P=Proposition E=Evaluation M=Marker R=Restatement C=Claim S=Support Co=Consolidation A=Affirmation CL=Close The Results of the Main Stud y (5) Thesis Argument Conclusion G I P E M M R C S M R C S M R C S M Co A CL NEM034 vvv v NEM035 vv vv vv v vv NEM036 v NEM037 vv vv v vv v vv NEM038 v v vvv vvv vv v v NEM039 vv vv vvv vv NEM040 v v vvv NEM041 v v vv NEM042 vvv vv vv NEM043 vv vv vv vv v NEM044 vv v vv v v

144   Thesis Argument Conclusion   GI P E M M RC S M RC S M RC S M Co A CL vv NEM045 vv vv vv v   v vv v vv vv v NEM046 vv vv v vv vv v v   NEM047 vv vv v v NEM048 vv vv vv vv vv   vv vv vv vv NEM049 vv v v vv vv v   NEM050 vv vv v vv vv NEM051 vv vv vvv vvv v vv v vv   NEM052 vv vvv v vv vv NEM053 vv v vvv vv v NEM054 v NEM055 vv vv v v NEM056 vv NEM057 vv vv NEM058 NEM059 vv vv v vvv v NEM060 NEM061 vv v vvv vvv v NEM062 NEM063 vv vv vv NEM064 NEM065 vv vv vv v NEM066 Total vv vv vv vv vvv vv v vvv v v v vv v vv v vvvv v v 23 7 42 16 2 58 57 7 7 29 0 57 37 33 2 43 23 22 1 22 6 EM=English Major NEM=Non-English Major   I=Information G=Gambit P=Proposition E=Evaluation M=Marker R=Restatement C=Claim S=Support Co=Consolidation A=Affirmation CL=Close The Results of the Main Study (6) Thesis Argument Conclusion G I P E M M R C S M R C S M R C S M Co A CL NEM067 vv v vvv vvv vvv v NEM068 vv v v v vv v NEM069 vv vv v NEM070 vv vv vv v v NEM071 vv vvv vvv vv NEM072 vv vvv vv vv

145   Thesis Argument Conclusion   GI P E M M RC S M RC S M RC S M Co A CL vv NEM073 vv v vvv vvv vv   vv v vvv NEM074 vv v vvv vv v v v v   NEM075 v vv vv v v vv NEM076 v vv vv v vv v   vv v vv v vv NEM077 v vv vv v v v   NEM078 vv vvv v vv vv vv NEM079 vv v vvv vvv v vv v   NEM080 v vv v v NEM081 vv v vv v NEM082 v NEM083 v vv v NEM084 v NEM085 vv vvv vv v NEM086 v NEM087 v vv vvv vv NEM088 v NEM089 vv v vvv vvv v v NEM090 NEM091 v vvv vv NEM092 NEM093 vv NEM094 NEM095 vvv v NEM096 NEM097 v v vv NEM098 NEM099 vv vv NEM100 Total vv vv vv vv vv v v vv vv vvv v vv vv vv   v vv v vvv vv v v vv v vv v 4 88 83 11 11 39 0 87 62 49 2 65 37 29 3 28 9 37 12 68 22 EM=English Major NEM=Non-English Major G=Gambit I=Information P=Proposition E=Evaluation M=Marker R=Restatement C=Claim S=Support Co=Consolidation A=Affirmation CL=Close

146     APPENDIX E     Interview Questions for Teachers   1. What are possible reasons for the absence of the Gambit move in most of   students’ essays?   2. Why do you think most of students can use the move of Information? 3. Why do you think most of the students could use the move of Proposition easily and naturally? 4. Why did most of students fail to present the Evaluation move? 5. Why did the Restatement move rarely occur in students’ texts? 6. Why do you think most of the texts present the move of Claim? 7. Why do you think most of the students used much more Affirmation than Consolidation? 8. Why do you think an average English major student used more moves than an average non-English major? 9. Do you think an essay with the pattern ‘I + A (C+S) n + D + P’ is an argumentative essay? Why do you think some texts (13) have this pattern?   10. Do you think the new move Suggestion/Recommendation in the Conclusion is acceptable? What are reasons for the presence of this move? 11. What are reasons for the presence of the new move of Contradiction to the Proposition?

147     APPENDIX F     Interview Questions for Students     1. Did you know about the general structure of argumentative essay before? From   who? 2. What are the problems you have when writing one? 3. Do you think an essay with the pattern ‘I + A (C+S) n + D + P’ is an argumentative essay? Some students wrote their essays with the pattern. From whom do you think they got it? 4. Do you think those EMs would have a better basic knowledge about writing argumentative essay? Why? 5. What makes a good conclusion in an argumentative essay? 6. What are basic elements for an argumentative essay? 1. 你以前知道英语议论文的大致结构吗？从哪里知道的？ 2. 你觉得在写英语议论文的时候，主要有哪些困难 ？ 3. 你觉得‘I + A (C+S) n + D + P’是议论文的结构吗？有些学生用了这个结构， 你觉得他们是从哪里了解到的？ 4. 你认为英语专业学生比非英语专业学生有比较好的有关英语议论文知识吗？ 为什么？ 5. 你认为一篇好的议论文的结尾应该是怎样的？ 6. 你认为一篇英语议论文有哪些基本要素？

      CURRICULUM VETAE     Qian Li was born in Tongren, Guizhou Province on April 28, 1971. She   graduated from Tongren Teachers’ College in 1993, and she received a Bachelor   degree of Arts (English Education) in 1997 from Central China Normal University. She started her teaching career at Shazi Middle School in 1993. She is currently an associate professor at Foreign Languages and Literature Department of Tongren University. She has published 11 research articles in academic journals in China since 2000. Since 2008, she has enrolled in the MA. Program of English Language Studies at the School of English, Institute of Social Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand. Her research interests are linguistics and applied linguistics. She can be reached at the email: [email protected].