초록
영어
This study aims to examine the degree of lexical complexity in L2 college students’ academic writing of four different genres and to see whether the genre variation affects the lexical complexity in their writings. Using three dimensions of lexical complexity measures, this study investigates whether genre difference has an impact on the degree of lexical complexity, and how patterns and scales are different among L2 learners’ three writing proficiency levels. The study was based on data provided by 61 college students, and participants submitted four different genres of academic writings. Participants’ writings were scored by two raters based on the analytic scoring. The results revealed that Korean L2 writers generally tend to be affected by different genres when they write English essays. Additionally, more proficient writers used more various vocabulary in their different genres of writings. Based on the overall findings of the study, lexical complexity showed significant genre differences among L2 academic writings.
목차
1. Introduction
2. Related Literature Review
2.1. Lexical Complexity Measures in L2 Writing
2.2. L2 Writings of Different Genres
3. Methods
3.1. Participants
3.2. L2 Academic Writing Samples
3.3. Research Design and Measurement of the Variables
3.4. Data Collection and Procedures
4. Results
4.1. Lexical Complexity of Different Genres
4.2. Lexical Complexity of Different English Proficiency Levels
5. Conclusions and Discussions
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