Using Concordance to Decode the Ideological Weight of Lexis in Learning Narrative Literature: A Computational Approach

Khafaga, Ayman Farid Ahmed; El-Nabawi, Iman

doi:10.14569/ijacsa.2020.0110433

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“…The majority of these factors were missed with the control group, which, in turn, emphasizes the reason why computer has a great influence on the performance of EFL students. Significantly, the above findings correlate with many previous studies, such as [31][32][33][34][35], [47][48][49].These studies have acknowledged the positive impact of computer in learning English as a foreign language.…”

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The Impact of CALL Software on the Performance of EFL Students in the Saudi University Context

Khafaga¹,

Alghwali²

2021

IJACSA

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This paper investigates the extent to whichComputer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) contributes academically and pedagogically to the performance of students majoring English as a Foreign Language (EFL). The paper's main objective is to explore the extent to which CALL is effective in developing the linguistic and communicative competence of EFL students in the skill of reading. This paper uses both quantitative and qualitative approaches in the process of data collection. As an empirical study, the sample in this study was 47 students studying English at Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University. The participants were classified into two groups: experimental and control; each of which has been assigned specific reading activities. The experimental group has been allocated technological learning, by means of using the computer programs of Snagit TM , Screencast; whereas the control group has been assigned traditional learning, i.e. without using computer. Results revealed that the use of CALL has more positive effects on the learning outcomes of the experimental group than those pertaining to the control group. This, in turn, accentuates the fact that the use and application of CALL into EFL contexts improves the students' learning outcomes concerning the skill of reading. The study recommends further integration of computer software into the designation of the different EFL courses.

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The Impact of CALL Software on the Performance of EFL Students in the Saudi University Context

Khafaga¹,

Alghwali²

2021

IJACSA

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“…e reasons for this are that some of the traditional teaching methods of "duck and ll" are not up to date with the development of the times and the needs of students, and some of the English classroom teaching strategies and methods are still backward after entering university, and the evaluation system is relatively single, so it is urgent to reform English teaching in university. On the other hand, university students are quick to accept new things, are active in mobile Internet, and rely strongly on smartphones [5,6]. In response to these situations, university teachers are actively exploring ways and means to improve the quality of English teaching, and with the advent of the era of information-based teaching and the widespread use of smartphones, blended teaching based on mobile network environment is one of the more effective ways.…”

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The Innovation of Blended Teaching Mode of College English in Mobile Network Environment

Ren

2022

Mathematical Problems in Engineering

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With the rapid development of economic globalization, a new type of mobile learning mode has emerged. Currently, the life of contemporary college students is inseparable from cell phones and computers, and such electronic devices are considered the important medium of mobile learning in the second classroom. In the process of education reform and “Internet +” integration, the blended teaching mode relying on the mobile network environment is favored by college English teachers. Furthermore, to improve the quality of English teaching, English teachers use the flipped classroom format to fully integrate the traditional classroom with online courses. In such format, a comprehensive, diversified assessment and evaluation system is built effectively. Specifically, starting from the current situation of college English teaching, the article analyzes and researches the flipped classroom hybrid teaching mode in four aspects to provide reference values for related scholars. Considering mentioned characteristics and advantages, the necessity and feasibility of adopting mobile learning mode in the second classroom teaching of college English are analyzed in this paper. Meanwhile, the application mode of specific devices for better learning is considered for better learning.

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“…They clarified the extent to which input data can significantly contribute to the final interpretation of fictional texts, and concluded that data mining via visualization can mirror the semantic categorization a fictional text carry. Another study conducted by [43] explored the extent to which concordance is effective in the analysis of fictional discourse. This study demonstrated that concordance can be applied to large data texts in order to generate authentic and credible results that contribute to the interpretation of texts.…”

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The Pragmatics of Function Words in Fiction

Khafaga¹

2022

IJACSA

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This paper uses a computer-aided text analysis (CATA) to decipher the ideologies pertaining to function words in fictional discourse represented by Edward Bond's Lear. In literary texts, function words, such as pronouns and modal verbs display a very high frequency of occurrence. Despite the fact that these linguistic units are often employed to channel a mere grammatical function pertaining to their semantic nature, they, sometimes, exceed their grammatical and semantic functionality towards further ideological and pragmatic purposes, such as persuasion and manipulation. This study investigates the extent to which function words, linguistically manifested in two personal pronouns (I, we) and two modal verbs (will, must) are utilized in Bond's Lear to convey both persuasive and/or manipulative ideologies. This paper sets three main objectives: (i) to explore the persuasive and/or manipulative ideologies the four function words under investigation communicate in the selected text, (ii) to highlight the extent to which CATA software helps in deciphering the ideological weight of function words in Bond's Lear, and (iii) to clarify the integrative relationship between discourse studies and computer-aided text analysis. Two findings are reported in this paper: first, function words do not only carry semantic functions, but also go beyond their semantic functionality towards pragmatic purposes that serve to achieve specific ideologies in discourse. Second, the application of CATA software proves useful in extracting ideologies from language and helps better understand the power of function words, which, in turn, accentuates the analytical integration between discourse studies and computer, particularly in the linguistic analysis of large data texts.

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Using Concordance to Decode the Ideological Weight of Lexis in Learning Narrative Literature: A Computational Approach

Cited by 6 publications

References 23 publications

The Impact of CALL Software on the Performance of EFL Students in the Saudi University Context

The Impact of CALL Software on the Performance of EFL Students in the Saudi University Context

The Innovation of Blended Teaching Mode of College English in Mobile Network Environment

The Pragmatics of Function Words in Fiction

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