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“An analysis of lexical bundles in the English writings of senior high school students in Accra Metro”

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dc.contributor.author Adipa, J.N.D.
dc.date.accessioned 2024-04-12T11:20:26Z
dc.date.available 2024-04-12T11:20:26Z
dc.date.issued 2020
dc.identifier.uri http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/3206
dc.description A dissertation in the Department of Applied Linguistics, Faculty of Foreign Languages Education and communication, submitted to The School of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Philosophy (Teaching English as a Second Language) in the University of Education, Winneba. en_US
dc.description.abstract This study examined the use of lexical bundles in the writings of students of public Senior High School Students in the Accra Metropolis. Specifically, the frequency of occurrence of lexical bundles, their structural classification as well as their functional classification are explored in order to propose pedagogical approaches to teaching lexical bundles as an aspect of English Language to Second Language Learners. The research design was a case study and the research approach qualitative. The sampling procedures adopted were stratified sampling and purposive sampling techniques, while analysis of the data was done using the identification, categorization and textual analysis approach. Data were obtained from 5 schools, 12 courses from 168 writings (scripts) of students. The findings indicate that out of a total number of words of seventy-five thousand, six hundred (75,600) analyzed, two hundred and twenty-two (222) lexical bundles were identified, with the most recurring lexical bundles recurring 20 times across all scripts analyzed. Three (3) word lexical bundles formed the majority of all identified lexical bundles, making up 40% of the 222 identified lexical bundles. With regard to the structure of these identified lexical bundles, the noun structures formed the majority, constituting 34% of the 222 bundles. Functionally, the research-oriented bundles and text-oriented bundles constituted 17% each of the lexical Bundles. There are pedagogical approaches that have been proposed in the study that directs the educator as to how to introduce and infuse the learning of phraseology into mainstream classroom-based activities. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Education Winneba en_US
dc.subject Lexical en_US
dc.subject Bundles en_US
dc.subject English en_US
dc.title “An analysis of lexical bundles in the English writings of senior high school students in Accra Metro” en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


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