After instruction, the experimental group used proportionally fewer marked Themes and more unmarked Themes, while the control group showed no change in marked/unmarked proportions¶
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q2 i? CE group used less marked Themes (18% vs. 20%) and more unmarked Themes (82% vs. 80%) after instruction; CC showed no changes in these proportions. → Wei 2016
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Wei 2016¶
Wei, J. (2016). Effects of Instruction on Chinese College Students’ Thematic Choice in Academic Writing. Journal of Education and Practice, 7(14). https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1102949
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Findings section comparison of marked and unmarked Theme proportions (Table 4) in CE and CC pre- and post-writing, calculated by dividing marked and unmarked Themes by total T-units. The article reports the printed percentages quoted here; no statistical test is reported.
"CE group used less marked Themes (18% vs. 20%) and more unmarked Themes (82% vs. 80%), while there has not been any changes in the proportion in marked and unmarked Themes in CC pre- and post- writing."
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Related Claims¶
- After instruction, the experimental group used more temporal conjunctive adjuncts and fewer additive and adversative conjunctive adjuncts — related
- Instruction in thematic choice produced positive effects on Chinese college students' use of topical Themes, interpersonal Themes, unmarked Themes, and conjunctive adjuncts in academic English writing — a broader claim this one bears on
- After instruction, the experimental group used fewer temporal and spatial marked Themes and more manner and cause marked Themes — related
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