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The Longitudinal Study on the Syntactic Complexity of High School Students’ English Writing Based on Dynamic Systems Theory

Authors
Jie Zhang1, *, Tingting Yang1
1Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
*Corresponding author. Email: s2036387@siswa.um.edu.my
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Jie Zhang
Available Online 1 November 2024.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-560-7_17How to use a DOI?
Keywords
L2 writing; L2 Syntactic Complexity Analyzer (L2SCA); Dynamic systems theory (DST); Syntactic complexity
Abstract

Second language writing is an extremely controversial field of study. This study aims to observe the development and changes of the syntactic complexity of academic writing from 3 selected students at the same level in No.1 High Middle School over four semesters. The research is grounded in dynamic systems theory (DST), which provides a framework for understanding the dynamic and non-linear nature of language development. The L2 Syntactic Complexity Analyzer (L2SCA) was employed and the research examined the overall development trend of syntactic complexity in English writing for the 3 selected students over the four semesters and identifies the similarities and differences in the dynamic features of syntactic complexity among them. The results showed that students reached their peak at the end (the fourth writing), and the trough was at the second writing. At the level of individual learners, it can be found through comparative analysis of 3 students’ performances in different dimensions of syntactic complexity that although they were in similar learning environments and completed the same learning tasks, the development of syntactic complexity varied.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2024 4th International Conference on Internet Technology and Educational Informatization (ITEI 2024)
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Atlantis Highlights in Social Sciences, Education and Humanities
Publication Date
1 November 2024
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978-94-6463-560-7
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2667-128X
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10.2991/978-94-6463-560-7_17How to use a DOI?
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© 2024 The Author(s)
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