Arabic rhetoric: Main idea, development, parallelism, and word repetition

<p>This thesis contributes to the body of research on Arabic rhetoric. It specifically unites research on the elements of Arabic rhetoric of: main idea, development in body paragraphs, parallelism, and word repetition. It examines the rhetorical tendencies of native Arabic-speaking students from Saudi Arabia and one way these elements of Arabic rhetoric are reflected in essays as a whole written in English by Arabic-speaking students. This thesis also addresses the issue of whether or not Arabic rhetoric may be characterized by making multiple arguments or one argument. This study found one way that the four elements are connected together and that Arabic rhetoric may be characterized by one argument from one angle. This research also establishes preliminary work for one direction further research on Arabic rhetoric and related pedagogical implications for instructors of English.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA) in English: Teaching English as a Second Language

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English

Year

2013

Author dc:creator

• Van De Wege, Melissa

• Arabic Language and Literature
• Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education

Statement dc:rights

• Access is available to all users

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dc.ewu.edu/theses/257

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dc.ewu.edu:theses-1255