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Supporting The Persuasive Writing Practices Of English Language Learners Through Culturally Responsive Systemic Functional Pedagogy, Joshua Mark Schulze
Supporting The Persuasive Writing Practices Of English Language Learners Through Culturally Responsive Systemic Functional Pedagogy, Joshua Mark Schulze
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The purpose of this dissertation is to explore the potential of Systemic Functional Linguistic (SFL) pedagogy to support English language learners (ELLs) in enhancing their meaning making potential as they engage in persuasive writing practices within academic contexts. The dissertation results from a teacher action research project in which the teacher researcher (the author) constructed qualitative case studies focusing on the teaching practice of a veteran ESL teacher (the researcher) and the persuasive writing practices of three middle school beginning level ELLs. Through data analysis methods drawing on SFL and intertextuality, the study illuminates connections between the SFL based teaching …