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Lee, Jinkyong – English Language Teaching, 2015
The current study aims to examine the use of chunks and the extent of repetition in Korean middle school English textbooks. Also, the number of chunks shared by three publishers is examined. To create the corpora, 9 textbooks from three publishers were filed and processed by Simple Concordance Program. The results showed that chunk expressions…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Shen, Ting – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Despite its importance of academic language, research on academic language is often limited to academic vocabulary and focused on the English language learners. Informed by systemic functional linguistics, this study examined adolescents' use of academic language and the relationships between its use and students' reading ability and their writing…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Language Usage, Essays, Writing (Composition)