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Lexical Density and Politeness Strategies in EFL Writings Haji, Ghada
Journal of English Language Teaching and Linguistics Journal of English Language Teaching and Linguistics, 9(1), April 2024
Publisher : Yayasan Visi Intan Permata

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21462/jeltl.v9i1.1283

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This study adopts a corpus-based analytical approach to assess lexical density and politeness strategies performance in the writings of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) graduate students. The data consists of 30 job application letters produced by university students enrolled in Master One, IT Management. AntConc tool was used to compute the lexical density relying on Ure’s (1971) method. Besides, Brown and Levinson’s (1987) coding scheme of politeness was employed to trace the pragmatic strategies used by non-native English speakers in the target language. The findings revealed that the participants’ letters are commonly categorized as Not Dense, indicating a low language proficiency. As for the performance of politeness strategies, the results suggest that students lacked awareness regarding the use of some necessary positive and negative strategies and insufficient attention has been paid to the pragmatic aspect of their texts. The linguistic and pedagogical implications of this paper will be significantly pertinent to EFL and ESL academic writing instructors, curriculum designers, and language teaching researchers.
SFL-BASED ANALYSIS OF THEMATIC PROGRESSION OF ENGLISH GRADUATE PERSONAL STATEMENTS Haji, Ghada
LLT Journal: A Journal on Language and Language Teaching Vol 26, No 2 (2023): October 2023
Publisher : English Education Study Programme of Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/llt.v26i2.6579

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The main problem faced by graduate and undergraduate students in writing their university application letters includes the difficulties of producing a coherent and cohesive text that can convince the evaluators of their suitability to the target program. The present study was conducted principally to investigate the thematic progression patterns realized in students’ statements (henceforth PSs), for their considerable role in shaping the overall structure of the text and unfolding the writer’s identity. The corpus consists of 20 PSs written by graduate English students applying for a Master's in Sociology in Western institutions. Eggin’s (2004) framework of Theme and Rheme was applied to analyze the thematic progression patterns (TPP) observed and find out the dominant pattern revealed from the students’ texts. The findings of the analysis indicated the presence of two main thematic progression patterns, namely the Reiteration pattern and Zigzag pattern, with the total absence of the Multiple theme pattern. The obtained results of this work may offer valuable insights for academic writing instructions and material developers.
Exploring Thematic Progression of EFL Students’ Argumentative Essays Haji, Ghada
General English Education Vol 4 No 2 (2024): EBONY- Journal of English Language Teaching, Linguistics, and Literature
Publisher : The Study Program of English Education of Palangka Raya University 

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37304/ebony.v4i2.13676

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This paper aims to investigate the thematic progression patterns in students’ argumentative essays produced by Tunisian EFL learners. The data originated from 27 academic essays written by second year Business English students were collected, investigated and interpreted employing a qualitative approach with descriptive analysis relevant to thematic progression patterns based on the theory proposed by Bloor and Bloor (2004). The preliminary results suggested the students’ predominant use of the constant pattern which implies that they are successfully able to ensure smooth information flow in their writings. Besides, the thematic analysis revealed the presence of the linear pattern, which proved the writers’ ability to maintain the essays’ cohesion by introducing new information and making a Rheme to become the Theme of the next clause. However, the results demonstrated the low presence of the split-rheme pattern and the total absence of the derived theme in the students’ argumentative essays, which indicates their limited writing skills in creating, developing, and connecting complex clauses. This study intends to provide contributive insights that may help EFL and ESL instructors as well as curriculum designers to enhance the students’ textual coherence as well as their academic writing proficiency.
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