The Frequency of Macro/Micro Discourse Markers in Iranian EFL Learners’Compositions
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Ghasemali Azadi
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Azizeh Chalak
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- Keywords:
- Micro discourse marker, Macro discourse marker, Discourse analysis, Frequency
- Abstract
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This study aimed to investigate the use of micro and macro discourse markers in the
compositions of Iranian EFL students. Compositions were collected from a sample of 150 preintermediate,
intermediate and advanced English students at Pooyesh language school. Belles-
Fortuno (2006) taxonomy of discourse markers was used for the analysis of discourse markers in
students' writing. The main findings were that students employed a variety of discourse markers
with some types used more frequently than others. Micro markers were the most frequently and
macro markers the least frequently used markers among pre-intermediate students. Intermediate
students made use of both micro and macro markers with almost the same frequency. However,
the advanced students employed macro discourse markers with a high frequency and micro
discourse markers with a low frequency in the compositions. There are significant differences
between the use of discourse markers and the composition quality. - Downloads
- Published
- 2017-01-09
- Issue
- Vol. 6 No. 1 (2017)
- Section
- Articles