@article{ART003106347},
author={Jung, YeonJoo},
title={Analyzing Sentiment and Syntactic Complexity in L2 Writing: A Computational Approach},
journal={Modern English Education},
issn={1598-0782},
year={2024},
volume={25},
pages={143-154}
TY - JOUR
AU - Jung, YeonJoo
TI - Analyzing Sentiment and Syntactic Complexity in L2 Writing: A Computational Approach
JO - Modern English Education
PY - 2024
VL - 25
IS - null
PB - The Modern English Education Society
SP - 143
EP - 154
SN - 1598-0782
AB - This study investigated the effect of sentiment in second language (L2) writing prompts on the syntactic complexity and emotionality in essays written by English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. The research analyzed a dataset of 1,004 essays written by Korean adolescent students to examine the relationship between the sentiment scores of writing prompts and learner essays. The study used computational tools to measure various dimensions of syntactic complexity. The findings indicated that the sentiment of writing prompts is a significant predictor of the emotionality scores of L2 students' essays. The positive correlation suggested that more positive prompts are more likely to elicit overall more positive essays. Additionally, the study identified significant differences in baseline sentiment values between writing prompts and learner essays.
Even when responding to highly negative prompts, L2 students tended to use neutral sentiment in their essays. This study demonstrated how emotional prompts can impact cognitive load, resulting in simpler syntactic structures. It also highlighted the potential risks in educational assessment due to construct-irrelevant variance. Among the indices used to measure syntactic complexity, mean length of clauses (MLC) and coordinate phrases per clause (CP/C) showed significant effects influenced by the emotionality of writing prompts and learner essays. The implications of this study are discussed.
KW - Korean EFL student;sentiment analysis;syntactic complexity;TAASSC
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Jung, YeonJoo. (2024). Analyzing Sentiment and Syntactic Complexity in L2 Writing: A Computational Approach. Modern English Education, 25, 143-154.
Jung, YeonJoo. 2024, "Analyzing Sentiment and Syntactic Complexity in L2 Writing: A Computational Approach", Modern English Education, vol.25, pp.143-154.
Jung, YeonJoo "Analyzing Sentiment and Syntactic Complexity in L2 Writing: A Computational Approach" Modern English Education 25 pp.143-154 (2024) : 143.
Jung, YeonJoo. Analyzing Sentiment and Syntactic Complexity in L2 Writing: A Computational Approach. 2024; 25 143-154.
Jung, YeonJoo. "Analyzing Sentiment and Syntactic Complexity in L2 Writing: A Computational Approach" Modern English Education 25(2024) : 143-154.
Jung, YeonJoo. Analyzing Sentiment and Syntactic Complexity in L2 Writing: A Computational Approach. Modern English Education, 25, 143-154.
Jung, YeonJoo. Analyzing Sentiment and Syntactic Complexity in L2 Writing: A Computational Approach. Modern English Education. 2024; 25 143-154.
Jung, YeonJoo. Analyzing Sentiment and Syntactic Complexity in L2 Writing: A Computational Approach. 2024; 25 143-154.
Jung, YeonJoo. "Analyzing Sentiment and Syntactic Complexity in L2 Writing: A Computational Approach" Modern English Education 25(2024) : 143-154.
