Evaluative Language in Lithuanian Students’ English Writing. A Study of ‘Important’ and ‘Interesting’
Critical thinking, as one of the competences to be developed at universities, requires the ability to evaluate. Though different parts of speech can fall under the category of evaluative language, adjectives are among the most frequently used means to express evaluation. The present study is limited...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Vilnius University
2016-04-01
|
| Series: | Respectus Philologicus |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/respectus-philologicus/article/view/13610 |
| _version_ | 1818543287453089792 |
|---|---|
| author | Lina Bikelienė |
| author_facet | Lina Bikelienė |
| author_sort | Lina Bikelienė |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Critical thinking, as one of the competences to be developed at universities, requires the ability to evaluate. Though different parts of speech can fall under the category of evaluative language, adjectives are among the most frequently used means to express evaluation. The present study is limited to the use of two positive evaluative adjectives in Lithuanian learner English. It aims to analyse whether the use of “interesting” and “important” in Lithuanian students’ writing depends on the text genre, language proficiency, educational institution variables and whether it differs in NNS and NS writing. The data were obtained from the Lithuanian parts of the Corpus of Academic Learner English and the International Corpus of Learner English, the corpus of the first year students’ examination essays written at Vilnius University and comparable native English corpora. The results of the study indicate overuse of “important” and “interesting” in Lithuanian students’ corpora and highlight the different roles that the variables under consideration play in the use of the studied adjectives. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-11T22:33:23Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-9dd600d1b0c446fa884065c8a2a05d23 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1392-8295 2335-2388 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-11T22:33:23Z |
| publishDate | 2016-04-01 |
| publisher | Vilnius University |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Respectus Philologicus |
| spelling | doaj.art-9dd600d1b0c446fa884065c8a2a05d232022-12-22T00:48:03ZengVilnius UniversityRespectus Philologicus1392-82952335-23882016-04-01293410.15388/RESPECTUS.2016.29.34.16Evaluative Language in Lithuanian Students’ English Writing. A Study of ‘Important’ and ‘Interesting’Lina Bikelienė0Vilnius UniversityCritical thinking, as one of the competences to be developed at universities, requires the ability to evaluate. Though different parts of speech can fall under the category of evaluative language, adjectives are among the most frequently used means to express evaluation. The present study is limited to the use of two positive evaluative adjectives in Lithuanian learner English. It aims to analyse whether the use of “interesting” and “important” in Lithuanian students’ writing depends on the text genre, language proficiency, educational institution variables and whether it differs in NNS and NS writing. The data were obtained from the Lithuanian parts of the Corpus of Academic Learner English and the International Corpus of Learner English, the corpus of the first year students’ examination essays written at Vilnius University and comparable native English corpora. The results of the study indicate overuse of “important” and “interesting” in Lithuanian students’ corpora and highlight the different roles that the variables under consideration play in the use of the studied adjectives.http://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/respectus-philologicus/article/view/13610Evaluative LanguageLearner LanguageLearner Corpora |
| spellingShingle | Lina Bikelienė Evaluative Language in Lithuanian Students’ English Writing. A Study of ‘Important’ and ‘Interesting’ Respectus Philologicus Evaluative Language Learner Language Learner Corpora |
| title | Evaluative Language in Lithuanian Students’ English Writing. A Study of ‘Important’ and ‘Interesting’ |
| title_full | Evaluative Language in Lithuanian Students’ English Writing. A Study of ‘Important’ and ‘Interesting’ |
| title_fullStr | Evaluative Language in Lithuanian Students’ English Writing. A Study of ‘Important’ and ‘Interesting’ |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluative Language in Lithuanian Students’ English Writing. A Study of ‘Important’ and ‘Interesting’ |
| title_short | Evaluative Language in Lithuanian Students’ English Writing. A Study of ‘Important’ and ‘Interesting’ |
| title_sort | evaluative language in lithuanian students english writing a study of important and interesting |
| topic | Evaluative Language Learner Language Learner Corpora |
| url | http://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/respectus-philologicus/article/view/13610 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT linabikeliene evaluativelanguageinlithuanianstudentsenglishwritingastudyofimportantandinteresting |