Abstract:Source-based writing is a crucial skill for communication professionals. This study investigates how master students in professional communication incorporate sources in synthesis writing tasks in their L1 (Dutch), L2 (English) and FL (Spanish and French). To show the complexity that characterizes the use of sources, we will first present a case study of two students in Spanish as a foreign language. We will then link it to the results of a factor analysis that points out which variables are descriptive indica… Show more
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