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The effects of topic familiarity on emotionality and linguistic complexity in EAP writing
Language Teaching Research ( IF 3.401 ) Pub Date : 2021-07-19 , DOI: 10.1177/13621688211033565
Mahmoud Abdi Tabari 1 , Gavin Bui 2 , Yizhou Wang 3
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Focusing on the relationship between linguistic, cognitive, socioemotional factors in writing English for academic purposes (EAP), this study investigated whether topic familiarity as an important cognitive factor of task complexity influences different levels of emotionality and linguistic complexity in EAP writing and whether there are relationships between emotionality and linguistic complexity. To do so, 64 international graduate learners enrolled in EAP writing courses participated in the present study. Each wrote on familiar and unfamiliar topics determined via a questionnaire at the onset of the study. Their writings were then measured for textual emotionality and linguistic complexity using automatic assessment tools. Results showed that EAP writings differed systematically in terms of both emotionality and linguistic complexity due to the influence of topic familiarity. Unfamiliar topics led to writing performance with a significantly higher level of emotional negativity and significantly lower linguistic complexity levels as compared to familiar topics. A follow-up correlation analysis also revealed significant relationships between emotionality and linguistic complexity measures, indicating complex interactions between linguistic and socioemotional factors. Implications of these findings are discussed relative to deploying writing topics with varied levels of cognitive complexity for encouraging classroom engagement and improving L2 learners’ writing performance by effective task sequencing.



中文翻译:

EAP写作中话题熟悉度对情绪和语言复杂性的影响

本研究着眼于学术英语写作(EAP)中语言、认知、社会情感因素之间的关系,研究主题熟悉度作为任务复杂性的重要认知因素是否影响EAP写作中不同水平的情感和语言复杂性,以及是否存在情绪与语言复杂性之间的关系。为此,64 名参加 EAP 写作课程的国际研究生学习者参与了本研究。每个人都写了在研究开始时通过问卷确定的熟悉和不熟悉的主题。然后使用自动评估工具测量他们的作品的文本情感和语言复杂性。结果表明,由于主题熟悉度的影响,EAP 写作在情感和语言复杂性方面存在系统差异。与熟悉的主题相比,不熟悉的主题导致写作表现出更高的消极情绪水平和显着降低的语言复杂性水平。后续相关分析还揭示了情绪和语言复杂性测量之间的显着关系,表明语言和社会情绪因素之间存在复杂的相互作用。讨论了这些发现的含义,涉及部署具有不同认知复杂程度的写作主题,以通过有效的任务排序来鼓励课堂参与和提高 L2 学习者的写作表现。与熟悉的主题相比,不熟悉的主题导致写作表现出更高的消极情绪水平和显着降低的语言复杂性水平。后续相关分析还揭示了情绪和语言复杂性测量之间的显着关系,表明语言和社会情绪因素之间存在复杂的相互作用。讨论了这些发现的含义,涉及部署具有不同认知复杂程度的写作主题,以通过有效的任务排序来鼓励课堂参与和提高 L2 学习者的写作表现。与熟悉的主题相比,不熟悉的主题导致写作表现出更高的消极情绪水平和显着降低的语言复杂性水平。后续相关分析还揭示了情绪和语言复杂性测量之间的显着关系,表明语言和社会情绪因素之间存在复杂的相互作用。讨论了这些发现的含义,涉及部署具有不同认知复杂程度的写作主题,以通过有效的任务排序来鼓励课堂参与和提高 L2 学习者的写作表现。后续相关分析还揭示了情绪和语言复杂性测量之间的显着关系,表明语言和社会情绪因素之间存在复杂的相互作用。讨论了这些发现的含义,涉及部署具有不同认知复杂程度的写作主题,以通过有效的任务排序来鼓励课堂参与和提高 L2 学习者的写作表现。后续相关分析还揭示了情绪和语言复杂性测量之间的显着关系,表明语言和社会情绪因素之间存在复杂的相互作用。讨论了这些发现的含义,涉及部署具有不同认知复杂程度的写作主题,以通过有效的任务排序来鼓励课堂参与和提高 L2 学习者的写作表现。

更新日期:2021-07-20
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