Reiteration Relations in EFL Student Writing: The Case of Moroccan University Students

Autor/in	Hellalet, Nadia
Titel	Reiteration Relations in EFL Student Writing: The Case of Moroccan University Students
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 6 (2013) 11, S.160-166 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Essays; College Students; Taxonomy; Statistical Analysis; Language Proficiency; Foreign Countries; Writing (Composition); Form Classes (Languages); Language Usage; Connected Discourse; Vocabulary Skills; Discourse Analysis; Morocco + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Essay; Aufsatzunterricht; Collegestudent; Taxonomie; Statistische Analyse; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Ausland; Schreibübung; Analytischer Sprachbau; Sprachgebrauch; Aktiver Wortschatz; Diskursanalyse; Marokko
Abstract	This study looks into the use of reiteration relations in EFL student writing. The aim is to determine the extent to which Moroccan college students rely on lexical cohesion to produce native-sounding texts. Twenty essays written by college students from two different levels were analyzed quantitatively using Halliday and Hasan's (1976) and Hoey's taxonomies (1991). The results of the independent sample T-test confirm previous studies, revealing that repetition is the most dominant cohesive relation used by students from both levels. However, the use of synonyms is not frequent in spite of the learners' language proficiency development. Students from both levels are also found to overuse conjunctions to connect their sentences as a result of their weak vocabulary and their lack of awareness of the role of lexis in the creation of continuity and connectedness in their writings. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01