An Investigation of the Linguistic Complexity of IELTS Writing Topics Based on the Levels of Discourse Representation and the Degree of Meaning Coding

Autor/inn/en	Zare, Mohammad; Bagheri, Mohammad Sadegh; Sadighi, Firooz; Rassaei, Ehsan
Titel	An Investigation of the Linguistic Complexity of IELTS Writing Topics Based on the Levels of Discourse Representation and the Degree of Meaning Coding
Quelle	In: Cogent Education, 8 (2021) 1, Artikel 1868235 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Zare, Mohammad)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2331-186X
DOI	10.1080/2331186X.2020.1868235
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; English (Second Language); Language Tests; Writing Tests; Difficulty Level; Computational Linguistics; Computer Software; Syntax; Vocabulary Skills; Memory; Semantics; Test Validity; Student Placement; Adult Students; Foreign Countries; Second Language Instruction; Iran; International English Language Testing System + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language test; Sprachtest; Writing test; Schreibtest; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Linguistics; Computerlinguistik; Aktiver Wortschatz; Gedächtnis; Semantik; Testvalidität; Schülerpraktikum; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Ausland; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language tests; Englisch
Abstract	The current study focused mainly on the role of the linguistic complexity of IELTS writing Task 2. In other words, it investigated the differential effects of two interrelated linguistic complexities of writing Task 2 on the three levels of discourse representation and what IELTS candidates perceived through analyzing IELTS writing topics both at the sentence and idea levels was taken into consideration. The participants were 10 Iranian modest and competent users of English. A total of 10 writing topics, randomly selected from 70 Task 2 of Cambridge's passed administered IELTS writing tests (every 7th) was the main instrumentation of a five-week period of data collection. The data analyses were based on a codification scheme adapted from, and a software analyzer known as the Lexical and Syntactic Complexity Analyzer. The effects of lexical and syntactic complexity of writing task on CAF of language production were calculated through separate statistical analyses. The results of the study revealed that lexical complexity applied in IELTS writing topics had a greater influence on IELTS candidates` understanding of the IELTS writing topics than syntactic complexity. Furthermore, Iranian IELTS candidates were initially attracted to the situational representation of IELTS writing topics. (As Provided).
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