Rhetorical structure theory : towards writing with a sense of purpose

الملخص EN

In recent years, different writing researchers have stressed the importance of integrating text-based and reader-based approaches in writing instruction to enable EFL learners to write both coherently and purposefully.

however, combining these two basic features in students’ writing remains a challenging task for both students and teachers.

Given this challenge, the present paper describes a model of writing instruction that combines text-based and reader-based features based on both rhetorical structure theory and the process genre approach to improve EFL learners’ writing quality.