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Lexical Cohesive Devices and English Writing Quality
Date
2017
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https://rajpub.com/index.php/jal
Abstract
This mixed-methods study investigated the use of lexical cohesive devices (LCD) for 56 Arab English as a Foreign
Language (EFL) learners in the UAE. The quantitative descriptive approach was used to find out the frequency of
LCD in learners’ essays, and the quantitative correlational approach was implemented to examine the association
between LCD and the writing quality. However, the qualitative descriptive approach utilized semi-structured
interviews of 4 EFL teachers and 15 EFL learners to identify the challenges that they encountered regarding using
LCD in essay writing. The findings demonstrated that repetition and collocations were the most frequently used
LCD, while meronyms and hyponyms were the least common in participants’ essays. There was also a moderate
positive correlation between cohesive density and the writing quality. The difficulties reported by the participants
in dealing with LCD included themes pertaining to awareness and instruction, de-contextualization of cohesive
devices (CDs) and feedback and correction.
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Keywords
lexical cohesive devices, L2 learners, cohesive devices, essay writing
Citation
Khalil, A.A. and Abu-Ayyash, E.A.S. (2023) “Lexical Cohesive Devices and English Writing Quality,” JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN LINGUISTICS, 14, pp. 7–19.