A Corpus-Based Study of Linking Adverbials through Contrastive Analysis of L1/L2 PhD Dissertations

Autor/in	Günes, Hilal
Titel	A Corpus-Based Study of Linking Adverbials through Contrastive Analysis of L1/L2 PhD Dissertations
Quelle	In: International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 9 (2017) 2, S.21-38 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1562-0506
Schlagwörter	Doctoral Dissertations; Doctoral Programs; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Computational Linguistics; Contrastive Linguistics; Form Classes (Languages); Language Usage; Native Language; Turkish; Graduate Students; Teaching Methods; Metalinguistics; Computer Software; Foreign Countries; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Doctoral dissertation; Doctoral thesis; Doctoral theses; Dissertationsschrift; Doktorandenprogramm; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Linguistics; Computerlinguistik; Kontrastive Linguistik; Analytischer Sprachbau; Sprachgebrauch; Türkisch; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Metalanguage; Metasprache; Ausland; Türkei
Abstract	The quality of a writing highly depends on cohesion and coherence as they affect the tone of writing to a great extent. Linking adverbials (LAs) are among the types of cohesive devices which help connect ideas in a more smooth way. However, use of linking adverbials is often problematic for non-native speakers of English as they often overuse, underuse or misuse them in their writings (Granger & Tyson, 1996; Lei, 2012). This study aimed to compare LAs used by Turkish native speakers (TNSs) in their English written PhD dissertations with LAs used in PhD dissertations of native English students in terms of frequency of using linking adverbials, and detect if LAs are overused or underused by TNSs. AntConc software was utilized for the quantitative analysis. Frequency counts and log-likelihood calculations were utilized to determine if the frequency differences between two corpora reached statistical significance. The results indicated a significant overuse of linking adverbials by Turkish doctoral students in their PhD dissertations. The study concluded with discussions of overused LAs as well as pedagogical implications and suggestions to improve teaching practices and materials such as implementing extensive awareness-rising activities on LAs and including authentic examples in the ELT materials. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	World Council for Curriculum and Instruction. California School of Education, Alliant International University, 10455 Pomerado Road, San Diego, CA 92131. Web site: http://ijci.wcci-international.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01