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Tlatso Nkhobo; Chaka Chaka – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2023
This article reports on a comparative analysis of two sets of essays, student-discursive essays (SDEs) and ChatGPT-generated discursive essays (ChatGPT-GDEs) on the same essay topic using Coh-Metrix. It focused on three Coh-Metrix indices, lexical density, syntactic complexity, and referential cohesion as the basis for the comparative analysis.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Persuasive Discourse, Writing (Composition)
Subramaniam, Radika; Kaur, Sheena – TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English, 2023
Literature survey concerning the Learner Corpus Research (LCR) in the last 20 years has shown a paucity of studies involving specialised/discipline-specific text. Since the use of discipline-specific academic writing learner corpora is useful in determining the language pattern within the English for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP) context, this…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Lee, Younghee Cheri; Jwa, Soomin – English Teaching, 2023
In recent years, an array of studies has focused on 'translationese' (i.e., unique features that manifest in translated texts, causing second language (L2) writings to be similar to translated texts but different from native language (L1) writings). This intriguing linguistic pattern has motivated scholars to investigate potential markers for…
Descriptors: Translation, Second Language Learning, Journal Articles, Documentation
Tahara, Nobuko – English Language Teaching, 2022
The present study attempts to identify difficulties that Japanese students encounter with metadiscursive nouns in writing second language (L2) argumentation essays. Metadiscursive nouns are abstract and unspecific nouns which can serve as cohesive markers by retrieving their meanings in the text where they occur. Using a selected number of nouns…
Descriptors: Nouns, Persuasive Discourse, Phrase Structure, Essays
Römer, Ute; Berger, Cynthia M. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2019
Based on writing produced by second language learners at different proficiency levels (CEFR A1 to C1), we adopted a usage-based approach (Ellis, Römer, & O'Donnell, 2016; Tyler & Ortega, 2018) to investigate how German and Spanish learner knowledge of 19 English verb-argument constructions (VACs; e.g., "V with n," illustrated by…
Descriptors: German, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Huang, Zeping – ReCALL, 2014
This paper examines whether and to what extent data-driven learning (DDL) activities can improve the lexico-grammatical use of abstract nouns in L2 writing. A topic-based corpus was compiled to develop concordance learning activities, and 40 Chinese students majoring in English were randomly assigned to a control group or an experimental group. At…
Descriptors: Grammar, Second Language Learning, Language Patterns, Writing (Composition)
Ivy, Lennette J.; Masterson, Julie J. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this investigation was to compare the rates of using African American English (AAE) grammatical features in spoken and written language at different points in literacy development. Based on Kroll's model (1981), a high degree of similarity in use between the modalities was expected at Grade 3, and lower similarity was…
Descriptors: African American Students, Writing (Composition), Black Dialects, Grammar
Hyland, Ken – English for Specific Purposes, 2008
Despite his considerable influence on the development of ESP and all our professional lives, almost nothing has been written about John Swales' distinctive prose style. Based on a 340,000 word corpus comprising 14 single-authored papers and most chapters from his three main books, this paper sets out to identify the main features of this style.…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Writing (Composition), English for Special Purposes
Szpara, Michelle Y.; Wylie, E. Caroline – Applied Linguistics, 2008
Differential performance results occur when a specific population subgroup achieves a passing rate which is significantly lower than that of the normative reference group. African Americans do less well, in general, on all types of assessments, including constructed-response tests. The present study examined the writing styles of African American…
Descriptors: African Americans, Reference Groups, Teacher Evaluation, National Standards

Janda, Richard D. – Discourse Processes, 1985
Explores the ways in which the simplifying processes of the varieties of English used in note-taking resemble and differ from those found in baby talk and in foreigner talk. Explores 10 simplified-register features identified in the university lecture notes of seven students. (HTH)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Language Patterns, Language Usage, Notetaking
Biber, Douglas – Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 2006
Numerous studies have investigated the linguistic expression of stance and evaluation in university registers, focusing especially on academic research writing and to a lesser extent classroom teaching. The present study extends previous research in two ways: (1) it compares and contrasts the use of a wide range of lexico-grammatical features used…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Grammar, Academic Discourse, Writing (Composition)
BICKLEY, A. C.; WEAVER, WENDELL W. – 1967
THE CLOZE PROCEDURE WAS USED TO INVESTIGATE THE PREDICTABILITY OF LANGUAGE MATERIALS AND TO EXAMINE THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE WRITTEN PRODUCTION OF LANGUAGE AND READING TO STRUCTURAL AND LEXICAL CONSTRUCTS. FIFTY-SIX SOPHOMORES RANDOMLY SELECTED FROM 152 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY COURSES AT CAMPBELL COLLEGE WERE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Language Patterns
O'DONNELL, BERNARD – 1966
THE PURPOSE OF THIS ANALYSIS WAS TO DISCOVER CERTAIN ASPECTS OF STYLE (BOTH LEXICAL AND GRAMMATICAL) WHICH COULD BE COUNTED AND WHICH WOULD, WHEN COMPARED, DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE WRITTEN PROSE OF TWO AUTHORS. THE SUBJECT SELECTED FOR ANALYSIS WAS "THE O'RUDDY," BEGUN BY STEPHEN CRANE AND COMPLETED BY ROBERT BARR. SINCE THERE WAS NO…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Processing, Diction, Discriminant Analysis

Houck, Cherry K.; Billingsley, Bonnie S. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1989
A study compared the writing productivity, syntactic maturity, vocabulary, and mechanics of 48 learning-disabled and 48 normally achieving students in grades 4, 8, and 11. Learning-disabled students' written products were shorter, contained fewer sentences with more words per sentence, included fewer long words, and had more spelling and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 11, Grade 4
Evensen, Lars Sigfred – 1992
This article presents two developmental studies of discourse patterns in student writing. Results from two projects are presented: (1) the NORDWRITE project (1986-1989; Norwegian argumentative material from grades eight and nine) and (2) a comparison of argumentative writing in grades eight and nine with foreign language argumentative writing at…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Grade 8
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