Examining lexical complexity in the written production of L2 proficient learners of English

• Thesis title in Czech: Lexikální komplexnost písemného projevu nerodilých mluvčích anglického jazyka
• Thesis title in English: Examining lexical complexity in the written production of L2 proficient learners of English
• Key words: lexikální komplexnost|jazyk nerodilých mluvčí|písemný jazyk|frekvenční seznam slov|English Vocabulary Profile (EVP)|Text Inspector
• English key words: lexical complexity|L2 language|written language|lexical frequency wordlist|English Vocabulary Profile (EVP)|Text Inspector
• Academic year of topic announcement: 2020/2021
• Thesis type: diploma thesis
• Thesis language: angličtina
• Department: Department of the English Language and ELT Methodology (21-UAJD)
• Supervisor: PhDr. Tomáš Gráf, Ph.D.
• Author: hidden - assigned and confirmed by the Study Dept.
• Date of registration: 11.11.2020
• Date of assignment: 11.11.2020
• Administrator's approval: not processed yet
• Confirmed by Study dept. on: 27.11.2020
• Date and time of defence: 27.01.2022 11:20
• Date of electronic submission: 07.01.2022
• Date of proceeded defence: 27.01.2022
• Submitted/finalized: committed by student and finalized
• Opponents: doc. Dr. phil. Eva Maria Luef, Mag. phil.

Guidelines

Diplomová práce se bude zabývat lexikální komplexností písemného projevu nerodilých mluvčí anglického jazyka na pokročilé úrovni. Komplexnost jazyka je vedle přesnosti a plynulosti jazyka základní složkou modelu triády jazykové competence, tzv. CAF (Complexity, Accuracy and Fluency) model. Tímto modelem je možné měřit jazykový projev nerodilých mluvčí a model CAF bude základem při analýze vzorku českých uživatelů anglického jazyka, kteří jsou svými dovednostmi na úrovni C2 podle SERR. Práce se specificky zaměří na podrobnou analýzu lexikální komplexnosti jejich písemných výstupů. Cílem práce bude stanovit rozdíl mezi lexikální komplexností písemných prací těchto vysoce pokročilých uživatelů a srovnatelných prací rodilých mluvčích. K rozboru rozdílů budou využity automatizované nástroje pro lexikální analýzu, které měří nejen celkovou lexikální komplexnost, ale dokáží také postihnout lexikální rozdílnost. Práce bude vypracována v anglickém jazyce.

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