LSA-Based Automated Essay Scoring in Chinese Context

2013 ◽  
Vol 274 ◽  
pp. 654-657
Author(s):  
Xue Mei Yao
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Automated Essay Scoring ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Chinese Context ◽  
English Writing ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Efl Context ◽  
Essay Scoring ◽  
Statistical Results

Since its invention in the 1990s, an immense body of academic literature on LSA regarding to Automated Essay Scoring (AES) has been published. The current study investigated the extent of applicability and usefulness of LSA-based AES for assigning English essays written by Chinese college students. The statistical results showed the application of LSA-based AES in Chinese EFL context is to the limited context. The reason is that LSA-based AES focuses on content while Chinese English writing test are grammar-oriented.

scholarly journals Study on the Development of EAP (Academic English) In Chinese Context and its Curriculum Design and Evaluation

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 143
Author(s):  
Qin Zhang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Academic English ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Chinese Context ◽  
Academic Conference

<p>Academic English is referred to as EAP, which meets the needs of college students' professional learning, provides the language reserve for college students' professional courses to be taught in English in advance, which is conducive to the smooth development of international academic road for college students and enables Chinese college students to show their charm on the international academic stage and national academic conference. This paper discusses the development of academic English and the study of curriculum design and evaluation of academic English from the perspective of Chinese context.</p>

scholarly journals Strategies of Pragmatic Distance Employed in English Writing by Chinese College Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-84
Author(s):  
Junqiang Zhao
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Relevance Theory ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
Writing Proficiency ◽  
Appropriate Use ◽  
Writing Performance ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
English Writing ◽  
Pragmatic Communication ◽  
And Gender

The situation of English writing by Chinese college students is a matter difficult to handle, with some being good and some bad. The flexible processing of pragmatic distance in English writings between authors and readers to ensure effective pragmatic communication deserves too much thought. The appropriate use of strategies of pragmatic distance employed in English writings has a direct impact on writing performance. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze how to use relevance theory to interpret strategies of pragmatic distance employed in English writings, and to find out whether there is a certain relationship between the strategic use of pragmatic distance and gender, thus providing a reference for the research to improve English writing proficiency of Chinese college students.

scholarly journals comparison between freshmen and sophomores EFL writing of Chinese students from the perspective of pragmatic failures

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 86-92
Author(s):  
He Dan
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Culture Learning ◽  
Efl Writing ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
English Writing ◽  
Pragmatic Failure ◽  
Comparison And Analysis

This thesis is intended to probe into improve Chinese college students English writing from the perspective of pragmatic failure. T here is an experimental study with a questionnaire is analyzed to infer the students opinions and habits in English writing and culture learning and teaching. All the data and results of the research are analyzed to infer the causes of pragmatic failures in students English writing. The comparison and analysis between the two grades may show us to what extent these students improved and changed in their English writing in the two years

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