Corpus-based analysis of second language writing errors and their pedagogical implications
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Published Online: Feb 03, 2025
Received: Sep 29, 2024
Accepted: Jan 02, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amns-2025-0010
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The analysis of the analysis of the error of writing and the achievement of the composition
Grade | Essay score | Error number | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
M1 | Essay score | Correlation coefficient | 1 | -0.964** |
Sig | — | 0.001 | ||
N | 115 | 115 | ||
Writing error | Correlation coefficient | -0.964** | 1 | |
Sig | 0.000 | — | ||
N | 115 | 115 | ||
M2 | Essay score | Correlation coefficient | 1 | -0.941** |
Sig | — | 0.000 | ||
N | 103 | 103 | ||
Writing error | Correlation coefficient | -0.941 | 1 | |
Sig | 0.000 | |||
N | 103 | 103 |
Descriptive statistical results of the language of language
Writing scores and functional scores | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Writing score | Functional adequacy | |||||
Content | Task requirement | comprehensibility | Coherence and cohesion | |||
Mean value | 6.25 | 3.83 | 5.71 | 4.55 | 4.35 | |
Standard deviation | 1.06 | 0.88 | 0.72 | 0.94 | 0.85 | |
Six dimensions of language characteristics | ||||||
Vocabulary | Syntax | Discourse | ||||
Vocabulary accuracy | Lexical complexity | Vocabulary diversity | Normal complexity | Grammar accuracy | Discourse coherence | |
0.98 | 0.23 | 18.59 | 13.52 | 0.75 | 0.62 | |
Linguistic characteristics analyze descriptive data | ||||||
Vocabulary accuracy | Lexical complexity | Vocabulary diversity | Normal complexity | Grammar accuracy | Discourse coherence | |
Mean value | 0.98 | 0.25 | 19.52 | 13.32 | 0.75 | 0.61 |
Standard deviation | 0.02 | 0.03 | 3.75 | 1.55 | 0.15 | 0.17 |
The correlation analysis results of each variable and writing of language characteristics
Index | Writing score | Vocabulary accuracy | Lexical complexity | Vocabulary diversity | Syntax complexity | Grammar accuracy | Discourse coherence |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Writing score | 1 | ||||||
Vocabulary accuracy | 0.05 | 1 | |||||
Lexical complexity | 0.26** | 0.34*** | 1 | ||||
Vocabulary diversity | 0.35*** | 0.26** | 0.22* | 1 | |||
Syntax complexity | 0.28** | -0.5 | 0.35*** | 0.33*** | 1 | ||
Grammar accuracy | -0.18 | -0.35*** | -0.01 | -0.86*** | 0.31** | 1 | |
Discourse coherence | -0.12 | -0.17 | 0.08 | -0.23* | 0.28** | 0.38 | 1 |
Analysis of the difference between high scores and low group(M1)
Dimension | Scoring group | Low group | Independent sample t test | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Standard deviation | Mean | Standard deviation | T | Sig. | |
fm | 0.961 | 0.855 | 5.264 | 2.362 | -10.445 | 0.000 |
wd | 2.323 | 1.015 | 6.951 | 2.471 | -12.431 | 0.000 |
sn | 1.092 | 0.931 | 4.542 | 2801 | -10.585 | 0.001 |
vp | 0.401 | 0.286 | 2.981 | 0.969 | -5.663 | 0.000 |
np | 0.592 | 0.971 | 2.221 | 1.372 | -6.821 | 0.000 |
cc | 0.311 | 0.234 | 0.843 | 0.482 | -2.301 | 0.001 |
Pr | 0.375 | 0.581 | 1.092 | 0.996 | -3.721 | 0.000 |
PP | 0.121 | 0.612 | 0.176 | 0.971 | -1.603 | 0.101 |
aj | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | - | - |
ad | 0.155 | 2.889 | 0.182 | 0.368 | -0.542 | 0.608 |
cj | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.081 | 0.293 | -1.683 | 0.092 |
Analysis of the difference between high scores and low group(M2)
Dimension | Scoring group | Low group | Independent sample t test | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Standard deviation | Mean | Standard deviation | T | Sig. | |
fm | 1.102 | 0.87 | 6.571 | 2.702 | -9.149 | 0.000 |
wd | 3.092 | 1.602 | 7.714 | 2.388 | -12.981 | 0.001 |
sn | 0.832 | 1.339 | 2.771 | 2.496 | -9.605 | 0.000 |
vp | 0.932 | 1.145 | 2.951 | 2.1 | -6.343 | 0.001 |
np | 0.482 | 0.717 | 1.451 | 1.153 | -7.578 | 0.000 |
cc | 0.522 | 0.908 | 1.541 | 1.378 | -7.654 | 0.000 |
Pr | 0.132 | 0.892 | 0.591 | 0.91 | -6.528 | 0.000 |
PP | 0.192 | 0.403 | 1.041 | 1.022 | -2.478 | 0.000 |
aj | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.004 | 0.001 | -0.871 | 0.095 |
ad | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.411 | 1.166 | -0.924 | 0.087 |
cj | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.004 | 0.001 | -0.574 | 0.095 |