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Ha, Myung-Jeong – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2016
This study examines the frequency and usage patterns of linking adverbials in Korean students' essay writing in comparison with native English writing. The learner corpus used in the present study is composed of 105 essays that were produced by first-year university students in Korea. The control corpus was taken from the American LOCNESS…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Asians
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Wu, Wen-Chi Vivian; Petit, Emily; Chen, Ching-Huei – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2015
This exploratory computer assisted-language learning (CALL) study used a computer-mediated communication (CMC) interface to allow English as a foreign language (EFL) writing students in classes at two universities to give each other anonymous peer feedback about essay-writing assignments reacting to selected news stories. Experts also provided…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Grammar, Scores, English (Second Language)
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Chukharev-Hudilainen, Evgeny; Saricaoglu, Aysel – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2016
Expressing causal relations plays a central role in academic writing. While it is important that writing instructors assess and provide feedback on learners' causal discourse, it could be a very time-consuming task. In this respect, automated writing evaluation (AWE) tools may be helpful. However, to date, there have been no AWE tools capable of…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Feedback (Response), Undergraduate Students, Accuracy