A Cross-Sectional Comparison of First and Second Year Thai EFL Student Writing: Syntactic, Phrasal, and Lexical Features

Autor/inn/en	McDonough, Kim; De Vleeschauwer, Jindarat
Titel	A Cross-Sectional Comparison of First and Second Year Thai EFL Student Writing: Syntactic, Phrasal, and Lexical Features
Quelle	In: rEFLections, 28 (2021) 1, S.19-32 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1513–5934
Schlagwörter	Case Studies; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Undergraduate Students; Phrase Structure; Writing (Composition); Cues; Comparative Analysis; Student Attitudes; Nouns; Effect Size; Writing Evaluation; Teaching Methods; Foreign Countries; Syntax; Self Efficacy; Anxiety; Gender Differences; Task Analysis; Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Phrasenstruktur; Schreibübung; Stichwort; Schülerverhalten; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausland; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Angst; Geschlechterkonflikt; Aufgabenanalyse
Abstract	This cross-sectional study compares the written language of Thai EFL students in their first two years of university study. First- and second-year students (N = 170) wrote opinion paragraphs by hand in response to six prompts. Using automated textual analysis tools, clausal (subordination), phrasal (coordinated phrases and complex nominals), and lexical (AWL use and lexical diversity) measures were obtained. Matched-pairs were created by pairing different first- and second-year students from the same faculty of study who responded to the same writing prompt. The results indicated that second-year students produced significantly more complex nominals and AWL words than the first-year students with effect sizes ranging from small to medium. Implications are discussed in terms of pedagogical approaches and assessment in EFL settings, and suggestions for future research are provided. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi School of Liberal Arts. 126 Pracha Uthit Road, Bang Mod, Thung Khru, Bangkok, Thailand 10140. Tel: +66-2470-8756; Fax: +66-2428-3375; Web site: https://so05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/reflections/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01