Abstract

Collectivism and Individualism as Cultural Aspects in Arabic/English Argumentative Writing by Moroccan Students

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  • The issue of interaction between culture and argumentation has taken centre stage in intercultural rhetoric studies (Connor, 1996,2002, 2004 2011, Chibi, 2018, 2019; Ismail, 2010, Uysal, 2008, Ouaouicha, 1986)

  • The study analysed the use of first person plural pronouns and reference to collective virtues as features of the collective self that characterize the writing of collectivist cultures in both essays

  • The amount of pronouns utilised in argumentative writing has been reported to vary across cultures (Wu and Robin, 2000)

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Introduction

The issue of interaction between culture and argumentation has taken centre stage in intercultural rhetoric studies (Connor, 1996,2002, 2004 2011, Chibi, 2018, 2019; Ismail, 2010, Uysal, 2008, Ouaouicha, 1986). It was found that the structure, logical development, relevance, and cogency of arguments vary across cultures (Kaplan, 1966; Connor 1996; Hyland, 2003; Uysal, 2012) due to the impact of deep culture and cultural practices on the thought patterns/systems of people/writers (Kaplan, 196-6; McCool, 2009; Nisbett, et al, 2001). It is assumed that discourse conformity forces L2 writers to tailor their writing to meet the needs their audience (Farr, 1986; Nystrand et al, 1986) In this context, it was found that culture-specific rhetorical patterns are likely to affect EFL students’ argumentative writing (Kubota, 1996; Uysal, 2012). Employment of rhetorical patterns strange to Anglo-American conventions of argumentative writing was found to create a mismatch between the writer’s intention and the audience’s expectation (Drid, 2015)

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