Between East and West: The Rhetoric of the Self in L2 Student Writing and Implications for the Teaching of Writing

This paper discusses problems raised by cultural differences with respect to self-narration and use of the first person in academic writing. Western culture most commonly views events from one’s own perspective (independent self), while Asian cultures typically position the self as part of the event...

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Main Author:	Jelena S. Runić
Format:	Article
Language:	deu
Published:	University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Philology 2019-06-01
Series:	Filolog
Subjects:	personal narrative self-representation interdependent self teaching l2 writing
Online Access:	https://filolog.rs.ba/index.php?journal=filolog&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=309&path%5B%5D=pdf

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spelling	doaj-61ed1d0fd82949cebd775f5370de08e62020-11-25T03:26:02ZdeuUniversity of Banja Luka, Faculty of PhilologyFilolog1986-58642233-11582019-06-01191914015110.21618/fil1919140rBetween East and West: The Rhetoric of the Self in L2 Student Writing and Implications for the Teaching of WritingJelena S. Runić0Johns Hopkins University, Peabody Institute, Liberal Arts DepartmentThis paper discusses problems raised by cultural differences with respect to self-narration and use of the first person in academic writing. Western culture most commonly views events from one’s own perspective (independent self), while Asian cultures typically position the self as part of the event (interdependent self) (cf., Markus and Kitayama 1991). The question asked then is how multilingual writers from East Asian cultures approach western academic prose and self-narration, especially in the context of today’s increased student mobility. In this paper, I propose teaching strategies for raising awareness of the self-centeredness of U.S. prose with L2 student writers and writing instructors. Samples of low-stake writing assignments reinforcing the writer’s voice and the use of the first person are provided.https://filolog.rs.ba/index.php?journal=filolog&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=309&path%5B%5D=pdfpersonal narrativeself-representationinterdependent selfteaching l2 writing
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title	Between East and West: The Rhetoric of the Self in L2 Student Writing and Implications for the Teaching of Writing
title_short	Between East and West: The Rhetoric of the Self in L2 Student Writing and Implications for the Teaching of Writing
title_full	Between East and West: The Rhetoric of the Self in L2 Student Writing and Implications for the Teaching of Writing
title_fullStr	Between East and West: The Rhetoric of the Self in L2 Student Writing and Implications for the Teaching of Writing
title_full_unstemmed	Between East and West: The Rhetoric of the Self in L2 Student Writing and Implications for the Teaching of Writing
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publisher	University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Philology
series	Filolog
issn	1986-5864 2233-1158
publishDate	2019-06-01
description	This paper discusses problems raised by cultural differences with respect to self-narration and use of the first person in academic writing. Western culture most commonly views events from one’s own perspective (independent self), while Asian cultures typically position the self as part of the event (interdependent self) (cf., Markus and Kitayama 1991). The question asked then is how multilingual writers from East Asian cultures approach western academic prose and self-narration, especially in the context of today’s increased student mobility. In this paper, I propose teaching strategies for raising awareness of the self-centeredness of U.S. prose with L2 student writers and writing instructors. Samples of low-stake writing assignments reinforcing the writer’s voice and the use of the first person are provided.
topic	personal narrative self-representation interdependent self teaching l2 writing
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Between East and West: The Rhetoric of the Self in L2 Student Writing and Implications for the Teaching of Writing

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