Syntactic Complexity in a Learner Written Corpus and L2 Speaking Quality: Suggestions for Distinguishing L2 Speaking Proficiency

Autor/in	Park, Shinjae
Titel	Syntactic Complexity in a Learner Written Corpus and L2 Speaking Quality: Suggestions for Distinguishing L2 Speaking Proficiency
Quelle	In: Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 18 (2022) 1, S.361-371 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Park, Shinjae)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-578X
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Essays; Computational Linguistics; Syntax; Predictor Variables; Language Proficiency; Speech Communication; Writing Skills; Korean; Native Language; Undergraduate Students; Classification; Writing Evaluation; Correlation; Foreign Countries; South Korea + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Essay; Aufsatzunterricht; Linguistics; Computerlinguistik; Prädiktor; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Koreanisch; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Korrelation; Ausland; Korea; Republik
Abstract	Based on the quantitative analysis of L2 English texts from Korean undergraduates, the present paper demonstrates the possibility of distinguishing L2 speaking proficiency with differing measures of syntactic complexity in English writing. To this end, 14 measures of complexity were gauged using an L2 Syntactic Analyzer (Lu, 2010) in 89 EFL essays from a learner corpus to find out the best indicators of L2 speaking proficiency. As a result of the normality assumption test, the logistic regression analysis was applied and the model was significant in classification according to L2 proficiency and the classification was correct in 62.9% of the studied cases. Furthermore, it showed that the best predictor of L2 speaking proficiency was the complex nominal per T-unit (CNT). Specifically, upon the acquisition of CNT, EFL learners are 6.4 times more likely to achieve higher proficiency in speaking English. Taken together, this paper suggests that EFL students' quality of writing can be effectively used to distinguish their speaking ability. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. Hacettepe Universitesi, Egitim Fakultesi B Blok, Yabanci Diller Egitimi Bolumu, Ingiliz Dili Egitimi Anabilim Dali, Ankara 06800, Turkey. e-mail: jllsturkey@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.jlls.org
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Update	2024/1/01