Cognitive Discourse Analysis of L2 Writer's 'Think-Aloud Protocol: A Case Study

The aim of this qualitative study is to uncover the composing processes of a male Pakistani student writer tentatively with the help of cognitive discourse analysis. The study qualitatively analyzed the verbal transcripts to come to the tentative conclusions about the writing behaviors of the L2 student. An analysis of the participant's writing think-aloud protocol verbalized data show that writing is a recursive process. The writer applies different meta-cognitive, cognitive, social and affective strategies in a recursive pattern while writing.