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ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics
Vol. 119/120 (1998) ► pp.91–106

An investigation of the correlation between Language proficiency, cultural awareness And rhetorical performance of ESL learners

| Kuwait University

This paper debates the nature and the source of 'influence' on normative writing. In particular, it investigates the influential factor among language proficiency and cultural awareness on the rhetorical performance of ESL learners.

Published online: 1 January 1998
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https://doi.org/10.1075/itl.119-120.07alh
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