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1. 1. Extramural English and its Impact on Swedish Learners’ Written Proficiency : An Analysis of Complexity, Accuracy and Fluency in Lower Secondary School Writing

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Author : Christiane Kluender; [2023]
   Keywords : SLA ; extramural English; written proficiency; complexity accuracy; fluency;

   Abstract : English holds a significant status as a lingua franca in Sweden, offering regular contact opportunities for learners through media consumption and entertainment, starting at a young age. Exposure to English outside the walls of the formal language classroom has been extensively studied especially in conjunction with students’ motivation, vocabulary acquisition, and oral proficiency (cf. READ MORE

3. 2. Cognitive Load Theory as a Predictor for Citation Count

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Samuel Karl Ramos; [2021]
   Keywords : Cognitive Load Theory; Gunning Fog Index; Type-Token Ratio; Dale-Chall Score; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine if the cognitive load that is induced from different degrees of text complexity in scientific abstracts has an influence on how often the study will get cited. While the influence of cognitive load is well documented in research of activities such as attention allocation, decision making and reading comprehension, it is not known whether such effects can also be applied to more complex activities, such as whether a scientific paper will be influential (or not). READ MORE

4. 3. Variation in Assessment : A Coh-Metrix Analysis of Evaluation of Written English in the Swedish Upper Secondary School

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Hugo Simion Malmcrona; [2020]
   Keywords : Writing assessment; lexical sophistication; cohesion; Coh-Metrix; L2 writing;

   Abstract : Reliable evaluation is an important part of language education. However, reliable evaluation of student writing is notoriously difficult to achieve nationally. READ MORE

5. 4. Correlations Between Textual Features and Grades on the Swedish National Exam in English : A Coh-Metrix Analysis

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Marcus Westerlund; [2019]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Researchers and educators do not always have a clear idea about how evaluators actually go about assessing student texts. On the one hand, grading criteria are often vague and differ across locations and age groups. READ MORE