2022 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report
Employing corpus-based Word Sketch collocation summaries as an L2 writing reference tool: The impact on lexical accuracy and diversity of Japanese EFL compositions
| Project/Area Number |
17K02927
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| Research Institution | Kobe University |
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Principal Investigator |
QUINN Cynthia 神戸大学, 国際文化学研究科, 非常勤講師 (00368474)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2017-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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| Keywords | L2 writing / corpus referencing / error correction |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
Findings indicate that learners were generally successful in correcting their collocation errors with a corpus; however, the interpretative demands placed on them to address these errors played an important role in their degree of success. Overall, the more interpretation and analysis required to come to a conclusion, the less likely learners were to make a successful correction. This not only points to the importance of practicing analytical skills, but also what types of errors learners are capable of correcting with a corpus. In short, error corrections that do not require a significant investment of time and analysis are likely most productive for learners. Striking this balance may be an important aspect in successfully introducing corpus referencing to the foreign language classroom
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Research Products
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