Rhetorical Structure Analysis of EFLs’ Written Argumentative: combining the two approaches of rhetorical structure and rhetorical movement

This research aims to investigate the organization of Persian learner’s writings. Organization refers to the relationship between main ideas and the coherence of the text. Among the various approaches, the rhetorical structure (RST) by Mann and Thompson (Mann & Thompson, 1988) and Swale’s rhetorical movement (Swales, 1990) are advantageous for analyzing the coherence of written productions. Since each approach has its shortcomings that the other can address, this study combines these two approaches to efficiently investigate organization.