[HTML][HTML] The tool for the automatic analysis of lexical sophistication (TAALES): Version 2.0

K Kyle, S Crossley, C Berger - Behavior research methods, 2018 - Springer
This study introduces the second release of the Tool for the Automatic Analysis of Lexical
Sophistication (TAALES 2.0), a freely available and easy-to-use text analysis tool. TAALES …

Lexical sophistication as a multidimensional phenomenon: Relations to second language lexical proficiency, development, and writing quality

M Kim, SA Crossley, K Kyle - The Modern Language Journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This study conceptualizes lexical sophistication as a multidimensional phenomenon by
reducing numerous lexical features of lexical sophistication into 12 aggregated components …

Modeling second language writing quality: A structural equation investigation of lexical, syntactic, and cohesive features in source-based and independent writing

M Kim, SA Crossley - Assessing Writing, 2018 - Elsevier
This study develops a model of second language (L2) writing quality in the context of a
standardized writing test (TOEFL iBT) using a structural equation modeling (SEM) approach …

Beyond differences: Assessing effects of shared linguistic features on L2 writing quality of two genres

X Zhang, X Lu, W Li - Applied linguistics, 2022 - academic.oup.com
This study explored the relationship between linguistic features and the rated quality of
letters of application (LAs) and argumentative essays (AEs) composed in English by …

A structural equation investigation of linguistic features as indices of writing quality in assessed secondary-level EMI learners' scientific reports

J Pun, WK Li - Assessing Writing, 2024 - Elsevier
While inquiry into the relationship between linguistic features and L2 writing quality has
been a long-standing line of research, little scholarly attention has been drawn to the …

Remodeling effects of linguistic features on L2 writing quality of two genres

X Zhang, W Li - Reading and Writing, 2024 - Springer
This study modeled the effects of essay length and language features on the rated quality of
second language (L2) expository and argumentative essays composed by Chinese …

[PDF][PDF] To Teach or Not to Teach Collocations in EFL Academic Contexts: An Overview of Current Research and a Response to Reynolds (2019, 2022)

H Askari - The Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2024 - researchgate.net
Collocations (eg, target audience, highly controversial, abject poverty, abysmal failure,
extenuating circumstances, obviate the need) have continued to attract a lot of attention from …