An analysis of ESL lexical bundles in learners’ academic writing
This study is an analysis of the production of lexical bundles among L2 learners. As vocabulary is a major component of the language, lexical knowledge becomes an integral part in learning a new language. Learners will have problems in their new language production, especially when they deal with a...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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Faculty of Languages and Communication, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin
2015
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/46962/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/46962/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/46962/1/46962_AN%20ANALYSIS%20OF%20ESL.pdf |
| Summary: | This study is an analysis of the production of lexical bundles among L2 learners. As vocabulary is a major component of the language, lexical knowledge becomes an integral part in learning a new language. Learners will have problems in their new language production, especially when they deal with a complex structure of language, for instance, multi-word expressions like lexical bundles. The study aims to find out the extent lexical bundles were used by L2 learners in their essays. The frequency of lexical bundles found in the essays was calculated and the types of the bundles were sorted according to their categories. The data for the analysis were collected from 40 English as a Second Language (ESL) students’ term papers from Universiti Teknologi Mara Terengganu. The study shows that the L2 writers attempted to produce lexical bundles in their term papers but they were very limited. This may be attributed to cross linguistic influence. In terms of the functional type of bundles produced, the writers produced more referential bundles compared to stance bundles and discourse organizers. |
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