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Title: Concgrams and Writing Quality in Test Compositions
Language: English
Authors: Yushan Ke
Source: CALICO Journal. 2024 41(2):188-208.
Availability: Equinox Publishing Ltd. Office 415, The Workstation, 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield, S1 2BX, UK. Tel: +44-114-221-0285; Fax: +44-114-279-6522; e-mail: journals@equinoxpub.com; Web site: https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/CALICO/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 21
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
High Schools
High School Equivalency Programs
Secondary Education
Descriptors: Equivalency Tests, High School Equivalency Programs, Writing Tests, Phrase Structure, Writing (Composition), Scores, Writing Evaluation, Word Frequency, Associative Learning, Computational Linguistics, Essays
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: General Educational Development Tests
DOI: 10.1558/cj.21319
ISSN: 0742-7778
2056-9017
Abstract: Phraseology has been flourishing in the field of English writing studies in recent years. However, the focus has primarily been on items with less variability, such as ngrams or lexical bundles. To address this gap, this study investigates concgrams (Cheng et al., 2006), which encompass both constituency and positional variations, in advanced General English Proficiency Test (GEPT) writings. One hundred compositions from the GEPT were divided into two proficiency groups based on their scores and analyzed using the corpus tool ConcGram 1.0. The phraseological characteristics of concgrams are explored from four perspectives: frequency, type-token ratios (TTRs), word associations, and configuration. The goal is to determine the relevance of the use of concgrams to writing evaluation. The results indicate that TTRs and configuration play minor roles, while frequency and word associations appear to be more relevant to excellent writing. This study highlights the importance of including more variable phraseological units and provides a new approach to investigating the presence of phraseological units in greater depth.
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Entry Date: 2024
Accession Number: EJ1429508
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