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  schema location: http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
  title info:
    non sort: An
    title: analysis of ESL lexical bundles in learners' academic writing
  name:
    name part: Harniza binti Abd Razak
    role:
      role term: creator
  name:
    name part: International Islamic University Malaysia
    name part: Department of English Language and Literature
  genre: Theses, IIUM local
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: my
    place:
      place term: Kuala Lumpur
    publisher: Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia
    date issued: 2015
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    extent: xi, 88 leaves : ill. ; 30cm.
  abstract: This study is an analysis of the production of lexical bundles among L2 learners. The data for the analysis were collected from 40 English as a Second Language (ESL) students' term papers from Universiti Teknologi Mara Terengganu. The study aims to find out the extent lexical bundles were used by L2 learners in their essays. The frequency of lexical bundles found in the essays was calculated, the types of the bundles were sorted according to their categories and the factors contributing to the use and the avoidance of lexical bundles were identified. The study shows that the L2 writers attempted to produce lexical bundles in their term papers but they were very limited. This may be attributed to cross linguistic influence. In terms of the functional type of bundles produced, the writers produced more referential bundles compared to stance bundles and discourse organizers. There was also evidence that there were students who avoided the use of lexical bundles in their essays. The factors that contributed to this avoidance were lack of exposure, fear of making mistakes and uncertainty. An important pedagogical implication of the study is that lexical bundles should be exposed or taught to students in formal classroom teaching in order to help students produce more understandable and quality writing.
  note: by Harniza binti Abd Razak
  note: Thesis (MAESL)--International Islamic University Malaysia, 2015.
  note: Includes bibliographical references (leaves 73-76).
  subject:
    geographic code: a-my---
  classification: P158.25
  identifier: http://studentrepo.iium.edu.my/handle/123456789/6241
  record info:
    record content source: UIAM
    record creation date: 161011
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng