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Three Disk-Based Text Analyzers and the ESL Writer.
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Brock, Mark N. – Journal of Second Language Writing, 1993
A comparison of three popular computer programs for text analysis examined their effectiveness in analyzing texts written by students of English as a Second Language (ESL). Results indicate occasional incorrect advice and emphasis on relatively trivial issues, raising doubts about their effectiveness as a stand-alone revision aid for ESL writers.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Discourse Analysis