Gavin BROOKS    Department   Kyoto University of Foreign Studies  Department of British and American Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies    Position   Associate Professor
Date	2013/08/30
Presentation Theme	Contrastive Rhetoric in the Writing Class: A Look at How Students’ L1 Background Affects their L2 Writing
Conference	The 52nd International JACET Convention
Promoters	The Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET)
Conference Type	International
Presentation Type	Speech (General)
Contribution Type	Individual
Country	Japan
Venue	Kyoto University
Holding period	2013/08/30～2013/09/01
Publisher and common publisher	Gavin Brooks
Details	This presentation focused on differences in text organization between English and Japanese writing. These differences were identified by comparing sample Japanese and English essays. The presenter explained the similarities and differences between the essays and concluded by discussing how these findings can help students improve their English writing.