Syntactic complexity and accuracy in essays produced by Japanese EFL college students
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23520693
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Tokyo International University |
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Principal Investigator |
NARITA MASUMI 東京国際大学, 言語コミュニケーション学部, 教授 (50383162)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
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| Keywords | 統語的複雑性 / 名詞句構造 / 冠詞の使用 / 名詞後置修飾要素 / 学習者コーパス / 第二言語ライティング / 英文ライティング / ライティング能力 / 第二言語発達 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study examined how structural complexity and grammatical accuracy of the noun phrase may change in argumentative essays produced by Japanese EFL (English as a Foreign Language) college students as their English proficiency increases. The structure of the noun phrases used in their essays was analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively, specifically focusing on articles as nominal pre-modifiers and various types of nominal post-modifiers. The study found (1) that the present learners made fewer errors with article use according to the development of their writing proficiency in English, although article errors remained problematic even for advanced-level learners, and (2) that more proficient learners tended to show more variation not only in prepositions used but also in syntactic structures used as nominal post-modifiers.
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