scholarly journals A CORPUS-BASED INVESTIGATION OF MOVES IN ARGUMENT STAGE OF ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY

2021 ◽  
pp. 199-204
Author(s):  
Anita Kanestion ◽  
Manvender Kaur Sarjit Singh
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Corpus Analysis ◽  
The Other ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Subject Matter Experts ◽  
Rhetorical Structure ◽  
Argumentative Essays ◽  
Novice Writers

Genre analysis has been frequently employed in Malaysia to analyse undergraduate and postgraduate target discourse, particularly research articles and abstracts. On the other hand, just a few studies have been done on argumentative essays written by pre-university students taking the Malaysian University English Test (MUET). The goal of this study is to examine rhetorical moves of the argument stage in 60 argumentative essays. The major instrument utilised to assess the rhetorical structure in the assembled essays was a compiled representative corpus of argumentative essays, COMWArE. The identification of rhetorical moves was investigated using BCU approach, which is aided by a computer-assisted corpus analysis (CACA). In addition, two subject matter experts were interviewed in order to gain insider perspectives. The analysis reveals that the argument stage in argumentative essays consists of three moves and five steps. The findings of the study lend itself to providing a representative template of rhetorical organisation for organising argument stage in producing an argumentative essay. Pedagogically, this rhetorical structure is useful particularly to novice writers to better understand how argument stage is produced.

scholarly journals Navigating the Publication Process: An ASABE Journals’ Perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. 1147-1153
Author(s):  
Garey A. Fox ◽  
Kyle R. Douglas-Mankin ◽  
Kasiviswanathan Muthukumarappan ◽  
Jun Zhu ◽  
Joseph C. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Impact Factor ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Subject Matter Experts ◽  
Review Time ◽  
Publication Process ◽  
Quality Review

Abstract. HighlightsASABE journals publish impactful research in multiple article types in addition to research articles. Prospective authors should consider a journal’s peer-review quality, readership, metrics, and page charges. An article’s impact should be measured based on citations instead of predicted based on the journal’s impact factor. Always recommend subject matter experts as reviewers so that a manuscript can benefit from their suggestions. Publishing in ASABE journals offers opportunities for contributing to and being recognized by the profession. Keywords: Impact factor, Page charges, Peer-reviewed journals, Review quality, Review time

scholarly journals Developing A Framework For Writing Skill: A Corpus-Based Analysis Of The Written Argumentative Essays

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (4-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Kanestion ◽  
Manvender Kaur Sarjit Singh ◽  
Sarimah Shamsudin
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Corpus Analysis ◽  
Linguistic Features ◽  
Written Discourse ◽  
Rhetorical Structure ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
Argumentative Essays

Most scholars have studied written discourse both in academic and professional setting within the scope of genre-based analysis, which demonstrate an increase interest in analysing the rhetorical structure of written texts. Conversely, there is a dearth of research in Malaysia that explains the rhetorical structure of argumentative essays from a genre analysis perspective. This paper introduces a genre-based corpus analysis using a compiled representative corpus of the argumentative  essay for developing a rhetorical structure, also known as , an analytical framework to enhance the students’ writing skills. The compiled representative corpus was consisted of 24 argumentative essays.  As a qualitative study, a corpus–based analysis is employed to explore  the distinguished move patterns used in the argumentative essays. Using Hyland’s (1990) 11 move pattern as an analytical framework of the argumentative essay, this study revealed a list of moves and steps which were signaled by the linguistic features. Consequently, there were altogether 9 moves and 14 steps were identified in the three stages, namely Introduction, Argument and Conclusion. However, the moves used by the pre-university students in the study did vary from the model as new moves were marked in each stage. Pedagogically, the findings of this study were expected to guide in developing a framework for writing skills.  

Phraseology in English as an Academic Lingua Franca

2017 ◽  
pp. 478-499
Author(s):  
Meilin Chen
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Critical Discussion ◽  
The Other ◽  
Lingua Franca ◽  
Comparable Corpora ◽  
Learner Corpus ◽  
Chinese University ◽  
Chinese Learners ◽  
Novice Writers

Under the context of English as a Lingua Franca, this chapter explores the use of English prepositional verbs in writing by Chinese university students in comparison with that by their American and British counterparts. A written learner corpus compiled by the author and four native comparable corpora were used for both quantitative and qualitative analysis. The overall frequency of prepositional verbs in the five corpora shows that Chinese learners use fewer prepositional verbs in comparison with their American and British counterparts. Qualitative analysis, on the other hand, shows that Chinese learners are capable of producing an adequate number of prepositional verbs that stylistically appropriate. Moreover, differences are also found between the native novice writers in regard to both the frequency and the stylistic features of the prepositional verbs in the four native corpora. The results lead to critical discussion about the use of native corpora as the benchmark in learner corpus research.

scholarly journals KOMPARASI FUZZY AHP, TOPSIS DAN SMART UNTUK PEMILIHAN SUPPLIER

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-129
Author(s):  
Samdan Wibawa (BINUS University) ◽  
AD Ekawati (BINUS University) ◽  
Budian Maryadi (BINUS University) ◽  
Nurafni Fitriyani (BINUS University) ◽  
AANP Redi (BINUS University)
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Supplier Selection ◽  
Fuzzy Ahp ◽  
The Other ◽  
Subject Matter Experts ◽  
Average Percentage ◽  
Drilling Tools

abstractPT.XYZ is a manufacturing drilling tools company where the assembly parts are supplied by the other companies. With 4% average percentage of not good (NG) from incoming assembly inspections in 2019 and the peak of 9,8% in April, the company needs to review its current suppliers. This research compares the result of the supplier selection using FAHP, TOPSIS and SMART methods to get the recommended suppliers. The three methods resulted the same suppliers with the highest value which is Supplier#3 and the three lowest values which are Supplier#4, Supplier#7 and Supplier#2 it is recommended to re-evaluation to improve their performance. This research compares the result of the supplier selection using FAHP, TOPSIS and SMART methods to get the recommended suppliers. The questionnaires were given to 12 subject matter experts. Using FAHP, TOPSIS and SMART methods to get the recommended suppliers..

scholarly journals Effects of repeating after stimuli sounds during computer assisted HVPT on Japanese learners’ perception and production of English fricatives

2021 ◽  
pp. 149-154
Author(s):  
Atsushi Iino ◽  
Brian Wistner
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Explicit Instruction ◽  
First Language ◽  
High Variability ◽  
The Other ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Identification Task ◽  
Japanese Learners ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Successful Production

This study investigated the effects of using an online High Variability Phonetic Training (HVPT) program for university students whose first language is Japanese and who studied English as a foreign language. The target sounds were English fricatives, which many of the participants felt were challenging to distinguish and articulate. The training was conducted for five weeks; each week consisted of three HVPT sessions. The training process consisted of an initial explanation of how to articulate the sounds followed by a video that showed the physical articulative movements. The participants listened to stimuli sounds, produced the sounds after each stimulus, and completed an identification task. Based on pre and posttests, the perception performance of the participants improved significantly through the HVPT training. Regarding production, a positive effect was found for one phoneme, while no difference was found for the other. Questionnaire results were generally positive but indicated the need for explicit instruction for some of the fricatives that exhibited relatively lower successful production and perception rates.

scholarly journals Hot Potatoes activities to improve grammatical accuracy across different proficiency courses

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Izaskun Villarreal ◽  
Esther Gómez Lacabex ◽  
Francisco Gallardo del Puerto ◽  
María Martínez Adrián ◽  
Juncal Gutiérrez Mangado
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
The Other ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Computer Assisted Language Learning ◽  
Proficiency Level ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Grammatical Accuracy ◽  
Effect Of Treatment

Few studies have gauged the effects of Computer Assisted Language Learning –CALL– on the verbal accuracy of students. The current study explores the use of Hot Potatoes JCloze-type exercises as supplementary classroom work to enhance the English tense accuracy of university students enrolled in three EFL proficiency level courses -high-intermediate (B2) and advanced (C1 and C2). Tense marking was measured before and after a period of autonomous, self-paced CALL work in which students could access theoretical information and practiced with Hot Potatoes exercises. The comparisons revealed that the experience was mainly beneficial for the C1 level course group, the other two experimenting non-significant gains. Results only partially support a boosting effect of CALL additional practice. They also suggest that proficiency should be taken into consideration as it can affect the effect of treatment as not all the proficiency level courses experienced advantages. Alternatives to improve effectiveness are then suggested.

Assessing Personality With Multi-Descriptor Items

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-125
Author(s):  
Johannes Schult ◽  
Rebecca Schneider ◽  
Jörn R. Sparfeldt
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
The Other ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Big Five Inventory ◽  
Personality Inventories

Abstract. The need for efficient personality inventories has led to the wide use of short instruments. The corresponding items often contain multiple, potentially conflicting descriptors within one item. In Study 1 ( N = 198 university students), the reliability and validity of the TIPI (Ten-Item Personality Inventory) was compared with the reliability and validity of a modified TIPI based on items that rephrased each two-descriptor item into two single-descriptor items. In Study 2 ( N = 268 university students), we administered the BFI-10 (Big Five Inventory short version) and a similarly modified version of the BFI-10 without two-descriptor items. In both studies, reliability and construct validity values occasionally improved for separated multi-descriptor items. The inventories with multi-descriptor items showed shortcomings in some factors of the TIPI and the BFI-10. However, the other scales worked comparably well in the original and modified inventories. The limitations of short personality inventories with multi-descriptor items are discussed.

Effect of C6-Volatiles on Bioluminescent Plant Pathogens

HortScience ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 557d-557
Author(s):  
Jennifer Warr ◽  
Fenny Dane ◽  
Bob Ebel
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activity ◽  
Bacterial Growth ◽  
Xanthomonas Campestris ◽  
Plant Pathogens ◽  
Genetically Engineered ◽  
The Other ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Signal Molecules ◽  
Low Concentrations

C6 volatile compounds are known to be produced by the plant upon pathogen attack or other stress-related events. The biological activity of many of these substances is poorly understood, but some might produce signal molecules important in host–pathogen interactions. In this research we explored the possibility that lipid-derived C6 volatiles have a direct effect on bacterial plant pathogens. To this purpose we used a unique tool, a bacterium genetically engineered to bioluminesce. Light-producing genes from a fish-associated bacterium were introduced into Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris, enabling nondestructive detection of bacteria in vitro and in the plant with special computer-assisted camera equipment. The effects of different C6 volatiles (trans-2 hexanal, trans-2 hexen-1-ol and cis-3 hexenol) on growth of bioluminescent Xanthomonas campestris were investigated. Different volatile concentrations were used. Treatment with trans-2 hexanal appeared bactericidal at low concentrations (1% and 10%), while treatments with the other volatiles were not inhibitive to bacterial growth. The implications of these results with respect to practical use of trans-2 hexanal in pathogen susceptible and resistant plants will be discussed.

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