Phraseological competence in IELTS academic writing task 2: phraseological units and test-takers’ perceptions and use
Abstract This study intended to explore the different types of phraseological units in IELTS academic writing task 2 and probe into the IELTS candidates’ perceptions of phraseological competence. To this end, a corpus entailing 100 essays (26,423 words) written for IELTS writing task 2 was scrutiniz...
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| description | Abstract This study intended to explore the different types of phraseological units in IELTS academic writing task 2 and probe into the IELTS candidates’ perceptions of phraseological competence. To this end, a corpus entailing 100 essays (26,423 words) written for IELTS writing task 2 was scrutinized, through which phraseological units were extracted and their types were identified based on Moon’s (Phraseology: Theory, analysis, and application, 1998) typology. In addition, semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine IELTS candidates. The results indicated that simple formulae were the most commonly used phraseological units in IELTS writing task 2. The interview data, using inductive thematic and summative content analyses, also demonstrated that IELTS candidates have had varying perceptions of phraseological competence, wherein higher band score candidates appeared to have a deeper and more accurate understanding of the concept. As for the candidates’ perceived phraseological competence, they were found to under- or overestimate their own competence at using phraseology. The findings of the study can be employed in making learner dictionaries based on the phraseologies used in IELTS. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b433b8a9d5bb46ed8fb991bdb35455f82022-12-22T03:13:00ZengSpringerOpenLanguage Testing in Asia2229-04432022-09-0112112510.1186/s40468-022-00180-7Phraseological competence in IELTS academic writing task 2: phraseological units and test-takers’ perceptions and useMasoomeh Estaji0Mina Hashemi1Faculty of Persian Literature and Foreign Languages, Department of English Language and Literature, Allameh Tabataba’i UniversityFaculty of Persian Literature and Foreign Languages, Department of English Language and Literature, Allameh Tabataba’i UniversityAbstract This study intended to explore the different types of phraseological units in IELTS academic writing task 2 and probe into the IELTS candidates’ perceptions of phraseological competence. To this end, a corpus entailing 100 essays (26,423 words) written for IELTS writing task 2 was scrutinized, through which phraseological units were extracted and their types were identified based on Moon’s (Phraseology: Theory, analysis, and application, 1998) typology. In addition, semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine IELTS candidates. The results indicated that simple formulae were the most commonly used phraseological units in IELTS writing task 2. The interview data, using inductive thematic and summative content analyses, also demonstrated that IELTS candidates have had varying perceptions of phraseological competence, wherein higher band score candidates appeared to have a deeper and more accurate understanding of the concept. As for the candidates’ perceived phraseological competence, they were found to under- or overestimate their own competence at using phraseology. The findings of the study can be employed in making learner dictionaries based on the phraseologies used in IELTS.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40468-022-00180-7IELTS academic writingPhraseological competencePhraseological unitsTest-takers’ perception |
| spellingShingle | Masoomeh Estaji Mina Hashemi Phraseological competence in IELTS academic writing task 2: phraseological units and test-takers’ perceptions and use Language Testing in Asia IELTS academic writing Phraseological competence Phraseological units Test-takers’ perception |
| title | Phraseological competence in IELTS academic writing task 2: phraseological units and test-takers’ perceptions and use |
| title_full | Phraseological competence in IELTS academic writing task 2: phraseological units and test-takers’ perceptions and use |
| title_fullStr | Phraseological competence in IELTS academic writing task 2: phraseological units and test-takers’ perceptions and use |
| title_full_unstemmed | Phraseological competence in IELTS academic writing task 2: phraseological units and test-takers’ perceptions and use |
| title_short | Phraseological competence in IELTS academic writing task 2: phraseological units and test-takers’ perceptions and use |
| title_sort | phraseological competence in ielts academic writing task 2 phraseological units and test takers perceptions and use |
| topic | IELTS academic writing Phraseological competence Phraseological units Test-takers’ perception |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40468-022-00180-7 |
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