The effect of lexical bundles on Iranian EFL learners' argumentative writing performance

Contemporary Educational Researches Journal Pub Date : 2023-08-30 DOI:10.18844/cerj.v13i3.8896

M. Sepasdar, F. Sadighi

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The present study examined the effect of raising awareness of lexical bundles on Iranian EFL learners' argumentative writing performance. Therefore, 52 EFL learners at the Talash Language Institute of Jahrom were selected from 73 students by administering the Nelson English Language Test. The selected students were divided into two groups and participated in a writing pretest. The participants in the control group wrote an essay on a topic provided by the teacher in each session without any particular treatment. In contrast, in the experimental group, before the experiment began, the participants were introduced to the use of lexical bundles in the first session, and they followed the procedure used in the control group. After ten writing sessions, a posttest was given to both groups to compare their writing competency after the treatment. The results of the data analysis indicated that raising Iranian EFL learners' awareness of lexical bundles improved their argumentative writing performance significantly. Keywords: Argumentative writing; lexical approach, lexical awareness, lexical bundles, lexical chunks, lexical items, writing

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词汇束对伊朗英语学习者议论文写作表现的影响

本研究探讨了提高词束意识对伊朗 EFL 学习者议论文写作成绩的影响。因此，本研究通过纳尔逊英语语言测试，从贾赫罗姆塔拉什语言学院的 73 名学生中选取了 52 名 EFL 学习者。被选中的学生被分成两组，参加写作前测。对照组的学生在每节课上就教师提供的题目写一篇作文，不做任何特殊处理。而实验组的学生则在实验开始前，在第一节课上向他们介绍了词组的使用方法，并按照对照组的程序进行写作。十节写作课后，两组学生都进行了一次后测，以比较他们在治疗后的写作能力。数据分析结果表明，提高伊朗 EFL 学习者对词组的认识显著提高了他们的议论文写作成绩。关键词议论文写作；词汇方法；词汇意识；词汇束；词汇块；词汇项目；写作

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