Thematic Organization in the English Writing of Korean College Students: A Systemic-Functional Approach

Theme;thematic structure;systemic functional grammar;second language writing;argumentative writing;corpus;407

사범대학 외국어교육과 ;

University:서울대학교 대학원

关键词: Theme;    thematic structure;    systemic functional grammar;    second language writing;    argumentative writing;    corpus;    407;   

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美国|英语

来源: Seoul National University Open Repository

【 摘 要 】

the variety of textual elements and the number of textual theme increase as proficiency develops. Also noteworthy is that the present study provides a clearer picture of differences in the aspects of the interpersonal theme. The results indicate that Korean EFL learners stick to certain familiar interpersonal features, thus their arguments become less convincing. Regarding learners’ dependence on the first and second person pronouns in the topical theme, the results of the current study indicate that the overuse problem improves as learners’ proficiency increases. Indeed, the results show that the level of proficiency significantly influences learners’ choices of thematic structures.These findings provide meaningful implications for Korean EFL writing pedagogy. The present study statistically verifies significant differences due to proficiency and reveals that advanced learners also make inexperienced choice in constructing thematic structure. In this regard, the results suggest current education should concentrate more on drawing out the proper use of thematic structure, thus enabling learners to raise awareness and achieve knowledge of the thematic development of texts.