SavedAdd your journal

Journals / Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning / 2023 / Cilt: 6 - Sayı: 1

Computerized corpus as a tool for educational technology and learning in the analysis of four-word recurrent expressions

Ali Şükrü ÖZBAY
Zehra GÜRSOY
Pages
249–272
Publication Date
2023-01-31
DOI
—
🏛️Bibliographic metadata and full text access for this article are provided via DergiPark.
DergiPark Record ↗
✨

AI Summary & Key Takeaways

AI Insight
⚡ TL;DR(Too Long; Didn't Read)

The implication is that creating appropriate academic discursive practices with a focus on the properties of the recurrent expressions can be better analysed by employing several online corpus tools.

📌 3 Key Takeaways

🎯
Objective & Hypothesis:The study aimed to investigate the disciplinary variations and the structural/functional features of recurrent expressions in the introduction and literature sections of the Master of Arts (MA) theses in two corpora.
📊
Key Findings & Data:It is significant since the bundles fulfil specific functions in the form of formulaic language.
💡
Conclusion & Impact:The implication is that creating appropriate academic discursive practices with a focus on the properties of the recurrent expressions can be better analysed by employing several online corpus tools.
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Recurrent expressions · Computerized corpora · Function

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate the disciplinary variations and the structural/functional features of recurrent expressions in the introduction and literature sections of the Master of Arts (MA) theses in two corpora. It is significant since the bundles fulfil specific functions in the form of formulaic language. The sampling of the study was Turkish and British academic writers. Their essays mainly based on academic argumentative topics were selected as analysis data. Data collection included compilation and categorization of the computerized corpora for possible differences and similarities. Sketch Engine, an online text analysis tool, was used for the analysis. Exploring the usage patterns of recurrent expressions among the native and non-native corpora, we also analysed the four-word recurrent expressions and featured the existing variations of functional and structural aspects. Cross-linguistic analysis revealed that Turkish writers distinguish some features of recurrent expressions more than others Structural expressions encompassed the verb-based, noun and propositional structures. The research, text, and participant oriented recurrent expressions built up the functional groups. The most frequently used functional categories were location and description in research-oriented recurrent expressions. The findings also indicated a positive role of recurrent expressions in the learning of the disciplinary features. Structural similarities were also found, indicating strong functional features for constructing discourse in research writing. The implication is that creating appropriate academic discursive practices with a focus on the properties of the recurrent expressions can be better analysed by employing several online corpus tools.

🔖

Cite This Article

ÖZBAY, A. Ş., GÜRSOY, Z. (2023). Computerized corpus as a tool for educational technology and learning in the analysis of four-word recurrent expressions. Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning, Cilt: 6 - Sayı: 1, 249–272. https://ajindex.com/articles/880591

📄 Full Text PDF Viewer

📄

PDF görüntüleyici hazırlanıyor...

References (8)

  1. Absalom, M. (2021). Digital corpora: Language teaching and learning in the age of big data. In T. Beaven & F. Rosell-Aguilar (Eds), Innovative language pedagogy report (pp. 97-101). Research-publishing.net. https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2021.50.1242
  2. Adams, S. D. (1984). Medical discourse: Aspects of author’s comment. English for Specific Purposes,3(1), 25-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/0272-2380(84)90004-0
  3. Adel, A., & Erman, B. (2012). Recurrent word combinations in academic writing by native and non-native speakers of English: A lexical bundles approach. English for Specific Purposes, 31(2), 81–92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esp.2011.08.004
  4. Aijmer, K. (Ed.). (2009). Corpora and language teaching. John Benjamins Publishing Company. Akbulut, D., F. (2020). A bibliometric analysis of lexical expressions usage in native and non-native academic writing. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 16(3), 1146-1166. https://doi.org/10.17263/jlls.803583 Alcaraz Varó, E. (2000). El inglés profesional y académico. El libro universitario. Serie filología y lingüística (pp. 317-319).
  5. Alianza. Allison, D. (1995). Assertions and alternatives: Helping ESL undergraduates extend their choices in academic writing. Journal of Second Language Writing, 4(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/1060-3743(95)90020-9
  6. Bensaid, M. (2015). Arab ESL students and modals. Arab World English Journal, 6(4), 90- 97. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2843929
  7. Beute, O. (2020). How Norwegian students of English and English native speakers use the modal auxiliary must and the quasi-modal have to: A contrastive study [Master’s thesis, University of Oslo]. University of Oslo Library. Bloor, M., & Bloor, T. (1991). Cultural expectations and socio-pragmatic failure m academic writing. In P. Adams, B. Heaton, & P. Howarth (Eds.), Socio-cultural issues in English for academic purposes (pp. 1-12). Modem English Publications/British Council. Brandt, S. (1999). Modal verbs in Danish (Travaux du Cercle linguistique de Copenhague). C.A. Reitzel. Brown, A., & Gullberg, M. (2008). Bidirectional crosslinguistic influence in L1– L2 encoding of manner in speech and gesture: A study of Japanese speakers of English. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 30(2). 225–251. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0272263108080327
  8. Btoosh, M.A. (2019). Modals in Arab EFL students' composition: A corpus-based approach. College of Sciences and Humanities Linguistics and Literature Studies, 7(3), 100-109. https://doi.org/10.13189/lls.2019.070302