Corpus

My name is Enneifer Salwa. I teach English at Kairouan University (University of Arts and Humanities). I want to pursue a PHD degree in Tunisia. My focus is on Contrastive Rhetoric. My study would focus on comparing Tunisian students' argumentative essays with native speakers argumentative essays. I will focus on the differences and similarities at the rethorical level. My research is a non profit research. To compare essays I will need a corpus that includes Tunisian students' essays ,written in English. I can manage to get this part of my corpus at the university I am working in. The problem is about how to get essays written by native speakers. I found on the net that you taught writing to native speakers . I would be grateful if you could send me argumentative essays written by native speakers. This may help me to have my PHD's corpus. The head of the English department I am working in can send you a recommendation letter. I accept all your conditions and I will acknowledge your help in my dissertation. If you have any other suggestion please do not hesitate.

Thank you very much.