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Ellis Rhetorical Analysis

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According to Ellis (2003), this classification is more centered around and allows for the theories of rhetoric that are influential in differentiating different discourse categories in terms of their structure and linguistic properties including narrative, instructions, description, reports, etc. These features often employ a linguistic (often functional) syllabus and appear to entail tasks creating chances and capacity for the free production of language that has been previously presented and practiced. As Ellis (2003) revealed, tasks of this category foster ‘task-supported’ teaching. Further, Ellis highlighted that influencing both the negotiation of meaning and the quality of learner production is one merit of applying a rhetorical classification,

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