Evaluating the Impact of Collectivism and Individualism on Argumentative Writing by Chinese and North American College Students

By Suwei Wu, Donald Rubin. Research in the Teaching of English, 2000

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Analyzes writing features conceptually linked to collectivist or individualist orientations among students from Taiwan and the United States. Notes that theses features were indirectness, personal disclosure, use of proverbs and other canonical expressions, collective self, and assertiveness. Makes comparisons across languages and nationalities and also across language alone.

Subfields: Education, Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory

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