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Caprario, Marcella; Taguchi, Naoko; Reppen, Randi – Language Learning Journal, 2022
Pragmatic markers perform important communicative functions, but they can be difficult to learn in a second language because of their multifunctionality and lack of salience during communicative events. This study has two goals: (1) to describe the communicative functions of the pragmatic marker "I mean" in academic discourse; and (2) to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Computational Linguistics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Crossley, Scott A.; Kyle, Kristopher; Allen, Laura K.; Guo, Liang; McNamara, Danielle S. – Grantee Submission, 2014
This study investigates the potential for linguistic microfeatures related to length, complexity, cohesion, relevance, topic, and rhetorical style to predict L2 writing proficiency. Computational indices were calculated by two automated text analysis tools (Coh- Metrix and the Writing Assessment Tool) and used to predict human essay ratings in a…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Essays, Scoring, Writing Evaluation
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Biber, Douglas; Gray, Bethany – ETS Research Report Series, 2013
One of the major innovations of the "TOEFL iBT"® test is the incorporation of integrated tasks complementing the independent tasks to which examinees respond. In addition, examinees must produce discourse in both modes (speech and writing). The validity argument for the TOEFL iBT includes the claim that examinees vary their discourse in…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Tests