For an Analysis of the Rhetoric Structure in Writing Texts Produced by Mozambicans University Students

Authors

  • Cecília Mavale Universidade Pedagógica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2236-4242.v31i1p91-110

Keywords:

writing, communicative purpose, rhetorical structure, textual genre.

Abstract

Writing is a dynamic process that is not restricted to the exclusive knowledge of the language code. It is important that it takes into account certain communicative purposes, since they are the ones that determine the configuration of the text. It is not enough to produce structurally correct linguistic sequences without understanding how the language is structured for use. In this context, a functional approach will be used to analyze certain mechanisms responsible for the creation of coherent and cohesive discourses, reflecting appropriate communicative purposes in different situations. The purpose of this article is to discuss the importance of knowledge of the rhetorical structure of the argumentative writing genre written by university students who have Portuguese as their second language. For this research, 10 (ten) compositions produced by students of the courses of Mathematics and Philosophy, from a higher education institution of Mozambique, were selected in the city of Maputo, in a context characterized by the cohabitation between Bantu languages and the Portuguese language. The latter has the status of official language in the country, and is therefore the vehicle used in higher education.

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Author Biography

  • Cecília Mavale, Universidade Pedagógica
    Professora doutora Universidade Pedagógica – UP

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Published

2018-03-27

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 1 (2018): Writing at the University: Three Lusophone Visions

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How to Cite

MAVALE, Cecília. For an Analysis of the Rhetoric Structure in Writing Texts Produced by Mozambicans University Students. Linha D’Água, São Paulo, v. 31, n. 1, p. 91–110, 2018. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2236-4242.v31i1p91-110. Disponível em: https://www.journals.usp.br/linhadagua/article/view/139524.. Acesso em: 18 may. 2024.