On the threshold of argumentative writing: an exploratory study

Authors

  • Ana Luísa Costa Escola Superior de Educação do Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal e Centro de Linguística da Universidade de Lisboa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26334/2183-9077/rapln2ano2016a8

Keywords:

writing, genre, textual awareness, personal opinion text, argumentative essay

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to contribute with some empirical evidence to the study of the development of argumentative writing. Curricular documents and Portuguese syllabi over the past 30 years have neglected argumentative writing, as the writing of personal opinion texts in the 1st cycle of Basic Education. Although some literature on writing development conceives argumentative writing as a late skill, some research on argumentative writing development brings into debate the importance of promoting writing skills within different textual genres, specifically with argumentative texts, in order to improve linguistic literacy and increase writing skills.

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Published

2016-10-31

How to Cite

Costa, A. L. (2016). On the threshold of argumentative writing: an exploratory study. Journal of the Portuguese Linguistics Association, (2), 173–203. https://doi.org/10.26334/2183-9077/rapln2ano2016a8

Issue

No. 2 (2016): Journal of the Portuguese Linguistics Association

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