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2006-01-01

Modals in Brazilian Advanced EFL Learners’ Compositions: A Corpus-Based Investigation

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Corpus Linguistics, learner corpus, modals, proficiency, writing (en)

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Corpus Linguistics has become a major trend in Applied Linguistics since the second half of the 20th century due to computing facilities. Nowadays teachers can research and assess their students’ production by means of compiling learner corpora. This article describes how this technique was used to investigate the usage of modals in the writing of advanced EFL learners studying at private language schools in Brazil. When the research corpus is compared to the academic prose register studied by Biber et al. (1999), the divergence becomes apparent. The findings, thus, suggest that subjects write in a non-proficient way, which runs counter to previous expectations. Key words: Corpus Linguistics, learner corpus, modals, proficiency, writing La Lingüística de Corpus se ha convertido en una de las principales tendencias en el área de Lingüística Aplicada desde la segunda mitad del siglo XX debido a la popularización de los ordenadores. Actualmente, los profesores pueden investigar y evaluar la producción escrita de sus alumnos a través de la compilación de corpora. Este artículo describe cómo se ha empleado esta técnica para investigar el uso de verbos modales en la producción escrita de alumnos de nivel avanzado de inglés como lengua extranjera de cursos libres en Brasil. Al comparar el corpus de investigación con el registro prosa académica estudiado por Biber et al. (1999), se hace evidente una discrepancia. Los resultados sugieren que los sujetos de investigación escriben de una manera no-proficiente, lo que se contradice con las expectativas iniciales. Palabras claves: Lingüística de Corpus, corpus de aprendiz, verbos modales, proficiencia, escritura

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APA

Viana, V. (2006). Modals in Brazilian Advanced EFL Learners’ Compositions: A Corpus-Based Investigation. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, 7(1), 77–86. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10989

ACM

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Viana, V. 2006. Modals in Brazilian Advanced EFL Learners’ Compositions: A Corpus-Based Investigation. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development. 7, 1 (Jan. 2006), 77–86.

ACS

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Viana, V. Modals in Brazilian Advanced EFL Learners’ Compositions: A Corpus-Based Investigation. Profile: Issues Teach. Prof. Dev. 2006, 7, 77-86.

ABNT

VIANA, V. Modals in Brazilian Advanced EFL Learners’ Compositions: A Corpus-Based Investigation. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, [S. l.], v. 7, n. 1, p. 77–86, 2006. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10989. Acesso em: 19 apr. 2024.

Chicago

Viana, Vander. 2006. “Modals in Brazilian Advanced EFL Learners’ Compositions: A Corpus-Based Investigation”. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development 7 (1):77-86. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10989.

Harvard

Viana, V. (2006) “Modals in Brazilian Advanced EFL Learners’ Compositions: A Corpus-Based Investigation”, Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, 7(1), pp. 77–86. Available at: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10989 (Accessed: 19 April 2024).

IEEE

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V. Viana, “Modals in Brazilian Advanced EFL Learners’ Compositions: A Corpus-Based Investigation”, Profile: Issues Teach. Prof. Dev., vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 77–86, Jan. 2006.

MLA

Viana, V. “Modals in Brazilian Advanced EFL Learners’ Compositions: A Corpus-Based Investigation”. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, vol. 7, no. 1, Jan. 2006, pp. 77-86, https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10989.

Turabian

Viana, Vander. “Modals in Brazilian Advanced EFL Learners’ Compositions: A Corpus-Based Investigation”. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development 7, no. 1 (January 1, 2006): 77–86. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10989.

Vancouver

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Viana V. Modals in Brazilian Advanced EFL Learners’ Compositions: A Corpus-Based Investigation. Profile: Issues Teach. Prof. Dev. [Internet]. 2006 Jan. 1 [cited 2024 Apr. 19];7(1):77-86. Available from: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10989

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