Lexical patterns in the reading comprehension section of the TOEFL®Test : an investigation of the role of lexical cohesion in fixed-response EFL reading comprehension questions
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Resumo: | This thesis argues that lexical patterns may be observed connecting question stems and/or correct options to relevant portions of the related passages in fixed-response reading comprehension test items on the TOEFL® test. Results stemming from the lexical cohesive analysis of a corpus of 608 TOEFL® practice reading comprehension test items suggest that these patterns are, more often than not, realized by specific categories of lexical repetition, or lexical links (Hoey, 1991) according to question type. Equivalent results found for TOEFL ® PBT, CBT, and iBT items appear to indicate that the patterns are in evidence across different versions of the test, even though these editions may, in certain instances, test the same reading skills by means of different question types. Finally, based on the results of an additional analysis of the level of difficulty of the same test items, it is claimed that the lexical patterns associated with the different question types in the corpus have a bearing on the general range of difficulty of the latter in terms of the type of match variable (Jamieson, 2000) |
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Lexical patterns in the reading comprehension section of the TOEFL®Test : an investigation of the role of lexical cohesion in fixed-response EFL reading comprehension questionsLíngua inglesaLeitura e interpretaçãoTestesCoesão (lingüística)Lexical cohesionReadingTestingCNPQ::LINGUISTICA, LETRAS E ARTES::LETRASThis thesis argues that lexical patterns may be observed connecting question stems and/or correct options to relevant portions of the related passages in fixed-response reading comprehension test items on the TOEFL® test. Results stemming from the lexical cohesive analysis of a corpus of 608 TOEFL® practice reading comprehension test items suggest that these patterns are, more often than not, realized by specific categories of lexical repetition, or lexical links (Hoey, 1991) according to question type. Equivalent results found for TOEFL ® PBT, CBT, and iBT items appear to indicate that the patterns are in evidence across different versions of the test, even though these editions may, in certain instances, test the same reading skills by means of different question types. Finally, based on the results of an additional analysis of the level of difficulty of the same test items, it is claimed that the lexical patterns associated with the different question types in the corpus have a bearing on the general range of difficulty of the latter in terms of the type of match variable (Jamieson, 2000)Este estudo propõe que padrões lexicais podem ser observados ligando perguntas e / ou opções corretas a pontos relevantes do texto em questão em perguntas objetivas de leitura e compreensão no TOEFL®. Resultados da análise coesivo-lexical de um corpus de 608 perguntas retiradas de testes práticos oficiais, produzidos pelos criadores do TOEFL®, sugerem que estes padrões são freqüentemente realizados por categorias específicas de repetição lexical, ou laços lexicais (Hoey, 1991). Resultados similares encontrados para questões retirados do TOEFL® PBT, CBT, e iBT parecem indicar que os padrões lexicais são comuns a todas as versões do teste, ainda que, em alguns casos, certas habilidades de leitura sejam avaliadas por meio de tipos diferentes de questão. Finalmente, com base nos resultados da análise do nível de complexidade das mesmas questões em relação à variável tipo de equivalência (Jamieson et al., 2000), este estudo argumenta que os padrões lexicais associados aos diferentes tipos de questão no corpus exercem influência sobre seu nível geral de dificuldadePrograma de Pós-graduação em LetrasletrasShepherd, DavidCPF:95635896422http://buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.do?id=K4763107J5Shepherd, Tania Maria GranjaCPF:08034090222http://buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.do?id=K4781446U3Vereza, Solange CoelhoCPF:56389756422http://buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.do?id=K4781522P3Júdice, Norimar Pasini MesquitaCPF:56398695622http://buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.do?id=K4799930E0Sardinha, Antonio Paulo BerberCPF:08120075422http://buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.do?id=K4784089A5Batista, Fabiana Mesquita2021-03-10T20:51:50Z2012-02-072021-03-10T20:51:50Z2006-12-19info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesisapplication/pdfhttps://app.uff.br/riuff/handle/1/21040porCC-BY-SAinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal Fluminense (RIUFF)instname:Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)instacron:UFF2021-03-10T20:51:50Zoai:app.uff.br:1/21040Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttps://app.uff.br/oai/requestriuff@id.uff.bropendoar:21202021-03-10T20:51:50Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal Fluminense (RIUFF) - Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)false |
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Lexical patterns in the reading comprehension section of the TOEFL®Test : an investigation of the role of lexical cohesion in fixed-response EFL reading comprehension questions |
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Lexical patterns in the reading comprehension section of the TOEFL®Test : an investigation of the role of lexical cohesion in fixed-response EFL reading comprehension questions |
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Lexical patterns in the reading comprehension section of the TOEFL®Test : an investigation of the role of lexical cohesion in fixed-response EFL reading comprehension questions Batista, Fabiana Mesquita Língua inglesa Leitura e interpretação Testes Coesão (lingüística) Lexical cohesion Reading Testing CNPQ::LINGUISTICA, LETRAS E ARTES::LETRAS |
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Lexical patterns in the reading comprehension section of the TOEFL®Test : an investigation of the role of lexical cohesion in fixed-response EFL reading comprehension questions |
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Lexical patterns in the reading comprehension section of the TOEFL®Test : an investigation of the role of lexical cohesion in fixed-response EFL reading comprehension questions |
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Lexical patterns in the reading comprehension section of the TOEFL®Test : an investigation of the role of lexical cohesion in fixed-response EFL reading comprehension questions |
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Lexical patterns in the reading comprehension section of the TOEFL®Test : an investigation of the role of lexical cohesion in fixed-response EFL reading comprehension questions |
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Lexical patterns in the reading comprehension section of the TOEFL®Test : an investigation of the role of lexical cohesion in fixed-response EFL reading comprehension questions |
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Batista, Fabiana Mesquita |
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Batista, Fabiana Mesquita |
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Shepherd, David CPF:95635896422 http://buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.do?id=K4763107J5 Shepherd, Tania Maria Granja CPF:08034090222 http://buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.do?id=K4781446U3 Vereza, Solange Coelho CPF:56389756422 http://buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.do?id=K4781522P3 Júdice, Norimar Pasini Mesquita CPF:56398695622 http://buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.do?id=K4799930E0 Sardinha, Antonio Paulo Berber CPF:08120075422 http://buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.do?id=K4784089A5 |
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Batista, Fabiana Mesquita |
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Língua inglesa Leitura e interpretação Testes Coesão (lingüística) Lexical cohesion Reading Testing CNPQ::LINGUISTICA, LETRAS E ARTES::LETRAS |
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Língua inglesa Leitura e interpretação Testes Coesão (lingüística) Lexical cohesion Reading Testing CNPQ::LINGUISTICA, LETRAS E ARTES::LETRAS |
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This thesis argues that lexical patterns may be observed connecting question stems and/or correct options to relevant portions of the related passages in fixed-response reading comprehension test items on the TOEFL® test. Results stemming from the lexical cohesive analysis of a corpus of 608 TOEFL® practice reading comprehension test items suggest that these patterns are, more often than not, realized by specific categories of lexical repetition, or lexical links (Hoey, 1991) according to question type. Equivalent results found for TOEFL ® PBT, CBT, and iBT items appear to indicate that the patterns are in evidence across different versions of the test, even though these editions may, in certain instances, test the same reading skills by means of different question types. Finally, based on the results of an additional analysis of the level of difficulty of the same test items, it is claimed that the lexical patterns associated with the different question types in the corpus have a bearing on the general range of difficulty of the latter in terms of the type of match variable (Jamieson, 2000) |
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