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Download full textJeon, Moongee – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2014
This article investigates the lexical and discourse features of English text and discourse with automated computer technologies. Specifically, this article examines the cohesion of English text and discourse with automated computer tools, Coh-Metrix and TEES. Coh-Metrix is a text analysis computer tool that can analyze English text and discourse…
Descriptors: Connected Discourse, Computational Linguistics, Textbooks, Discourse Analysis
Kotani, Katsunori; Yoshimi, Takehiko; Isahara, Hitoshi – Online Submission, 2011
The present paper introduces and evaluates a readability measurement method designed for learners of EFL (English as a foreign language). The proposed readability measurement method (a regression model) estimates the text readability based on linguistic features, such as lexical, syntactic and discourse features. Text readability refers to the…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Readability, Computational Linguistics, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedIsraelite, Neita Kay; Helfrich, Mary Anna – Volta Review, 1988
The study found that revising basal reader stories to improve text coherence resulted in improved comprehension for hearing impaired readers. Findings suggest that current efforts to control readability through stringent syntactic guidelines may result in texts that are more difficult, rather than less difficult, for hearing impaired readers to…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Hearing Impairments
