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dc.contributorDepartment of Englishen_US
dc.creatorPotter, John-
dc.identifier.urihttps://theses.lib.polyu.edu.hk/handle/200/1391-
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.publisherHong Kong Polytechnic University-
dc.rightsAll rights reserveden_US
dc.titlePeer revision in a business English writing classen_US
dcterms.abstractThe aim of this study is to examine the process, outcomes and pedagogic value of peer revision in the teaching of written business English. A group of students in a business English class in Hong Kong revised a peer group's first draft of meeting minutes. Their written revisions and verbal feedback were used to establish a taxonomy of the kinds of changes made to a business text during peer revision. The effect of this peer revision on the students' second draft is also examined. Finally, the first draft was also given to business English teachers and Hong Kong business people to revise. Comparisons among the students, teachers and business people suggest the extent to which student revisions resemble those of their teachers, or those of 'real world' readers. The study ends with some recommendations for making the classroom practice of peer revision more consistent with revision in the business domain.en_US
dcterms.extentv, 130 leaves : ill. ; 31 cmen_US
dcterms.isPartOfPolyU Electronic Thesesen_US
dcterms.issued1995en_US
dcterms.educationalLevelAll Masteren_US
dcterms.educationalLevelM.A.en_US
dcterms.LCSHEnglish language -- Business English -- Study and teaching -- China --Hong Kongen_US
dcterms.LCSHEnglish language -- Study and teaching -- China -- Hong Kongen_US
dcterms.LCSHHong Kong Polytechnic University -- Dissertationsen_US
dcterms.accessRightsrestricted accessen_US

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