A large-scale longitudinal study of syntactic complexity development in EFL writing: A mixed-effects model approach

L Lei, J Wen, X Yang - Journal of Second Language Writing, 2023 - Elsevier
This study examined the longitudinal development of syntactic complexity with a large-scale
corpus of EFL (English as a foreign language) compositions written by the same group of …

Syntactic complexity and writing quality in assessed first-year L2 writing

JE Casal, JJ Lee - Journal of Second Language Writing, 2019 - Elsevier
This study explores the relationship between syntactic complexity and writing quality in
assessed source-based research papers produced by ESL undergraduate writers in a first …

Syntactic complexity in English as a lingua franca academic writing

X Wu, A Mauranen, L Lei - Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 2020 - Elsevier
This study complements previous research on linguistic features of English as a lingua
franca (ELF) from a syntactic complexity perspective. Specifically, the present study seeks to …

Calling for more consistency, refinement, and critical consideration in the use of syntactic complexity measures for writing

Y Deng, L Lei, D Liu - Applied Linguistics, 2021 - academic.oup.com
In the past two decades, syntactic complexity measures (eg the length or number of words
per clause/t-unit/sentences and number of clauses per t-unit/sentence, and types of clauses …

Examining factors influencing e-learning engagement among university students during covid-19 pandemic: A mediating role of “learning persistence”

I Adeshola, M Agoyi - Interactive Learning Environments, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The sudden outbreak of COVID-19 made universities switch rapidly to e-learning, which
enabled continuous access to education. Thus, the evaluation of e-learning engagement is …

Syntactic complexity in translated and non-translated texts: A corpus-based study of simplification

K Liu, M Afzaal - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
This study approaches the investigation of the simplification hypotheses in corpus-based
translation studies from a syntactic complexity perspective. The research is based on two …

The reliability and validity of automated tools for examining variation in syntactic complexity across genres

C Polio, HJ Yoon - International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates two automated systems, the L2 syntactic complexity analyzer (SCA)
and Coh‐Metrix, for their analysis of English syntactic complexity as a way to capture …

Syntactic complexity of research article part-genres: Differences between emerging and expert international publication writers

S Yin, Y Gao, X Lu - System, 2021 - Elsevier
This study investigated the differences between emerging and expert international
publication (IP) writers' engagement with syntactic complexity in seven research article (RA) …

Connecting to learn, learning to connect: Thinking together in asynchronous forum discussion

J Delahunty - Linguistics and Education, 2018 - Elsevier
This article combines a sociocultural model of classroom talk with a linguistically-oriented
model (systemic functional linguistics) to explore what characterizes effective asynchronous …

Complexity, accuracy, and fluency in L2 writing across proficiency levels: A matter of L1 background?

VD Phuoc, JS Barrot - Assessing Writing, 2022 - Elsevier
While there have been studies that explored complexity, accuracy, and fluency (CAF) as an
index of language proficiency, studies that comprehensively examined the inter-variations in …