English Argumentative Writing in Norwegian Lower Secondary School : Are year 10 lower secondary students sufficiently prepared for L2 argumentative w…

2018

Master's thesis education EN502 - University of Agder 2018 This thesis studies English language argumentative writing instruction in Norwegian lower secondary schools with an eye towards evaluating year 10 students’ academic preparation for argumentative writing in upper secondary. Argumentation is a key skill for academic success and is an important skill for civic life in a democracy. While research is scarce on the topic of academic and argumentative writing in upper secondary school, it is even scarcer in lower secondary. Because of this, the present study is one of the first studies examining argumentative writing proficiency at the lower level. In order to examine the situation in low…