@article{ART001397745},
author={Ui Su Kim and Jung Eunjoo},
title={Syntactic approach on reading texts regarding difficulty levels and coherence in TOPIK},
journal={Korean Language & Literature},
issn={1229-1730},
year={2009},
number={71},
pages={189-213}
TY - JOUR
AU - Ui Su Kim
AU - Jung Eunjoo
TI - Syntactic approach on reading texts regarding difficulty levels and coherence in TOPIK
JO - Korean Language & Literature
PY - 2009
VL - null
IS - 71
PB - Korean Language & Literature
SP - 189
EP - 213
SN - 1229-1730
AB - This paper aims to investigate whether the reading texts in TOPIK have been correctly selected according to the different levels and whether the level of reading texts have sustained coherence within the same test levels. For this purpose, the 13th to 15th TOPIKs' reading texts were taken and analysed into syntactically-tagged corpus from which syntactic complexity of matrix clauses and embedded clauses were extracted. The syntactically-tagged corpus were classified into 9 different texts, according to the different levels and the times the tests were taken. After comparing those texts from various points of view, it was concluded that intermediate level texts were more difficult than those of advanced level. In addition, only the advanced level texts were coherent from 13th to 15th TOPIK. Following these results, it is suggested that the intermediate reading texts be made easier and the advanced texts made more difficult by modifying embedded clauses in the reading texts. Accumulation of text corpus can help towards solving these types of problems in selecting texts for TOPIK. (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
KW - TOPIK(Test of Proficiency in Korean);reading text;syntactic analysis;Analytic grammar;difficulty;coherence;text corpus
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Ui Su Kim and Jung Eunjoo. (2009). Syntactic approach on reading texts regarding difficulty levels and coherence in TOPIK. Korean Language & Literature, 71, 189-213.
Ui Su Kim and Jung Eunjoo. 2009, "Syntactic approach on reading texts regarding difficulty levels and coherence in TOPIK", Korean Language & Literature, no.71, pp.189-213.
Ui Su Kim, Jung Eunjoo "Syntactic approach on reading texts regarding difficulty levels and coherence in TOPIK" Korean Language & Literature 71 pp.189-213 (2009) : 189.
Ui Su Kim, Jung Eunjoo. Syntactic approach on reading texts regarding difficulty levels and coherence in TOPIK. 2009; 71 : 189-213.
Ui Su Kim and Jung Eunjoo. "Syntactic approach on reading texts regarding difficulty levels and coherence in TOPIK" Korean Language & Literature no.71(2009) : 189-213.
Ui Su Kim; Jung Eunjoo. Syntactic approach on reading texts regarding difficulty levels and coherence in TOPIK. Korean Language & Literature, 71, 189-213.
Ui Su Kim; Jung Eunjoo. Syntactic approach on reading texts regarding difficulty levels and coherence in TOPIK. Korean Language & Literature. 2009; 71 189-213.
Ui Su Kim, Jung Eunjoo. Syntactic approach on reading texts regarding difficulty levels and coherence in TOPIK. 2009; 71 : 189-213.
Ui Su Kim and Jung Eunjoo. "Syntactic approach on reading texts regarding difficulty levels and coherence in TOPIK" Korean Language & Literature no.71(2009) : 189-213.
