Discourse Markers and Spoken English: Nonnative Use in the Turkish EFL Setting

Autor/inn/en	Asik, Asuman; Cephe, Pasa Tevfik
Titel	Discourse Markers and Spoken English: Nonnative Use in the Turkish EFL Setting
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 6 (2013) 12, S.144-155 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Native Speakers; Comparative Analysis; Undergraduate Students; Transcripts (Written Records); Oral Language; Public Speaking; Foreign Countries; Statistical Analysis; Language Usage; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Muttersprachler; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Vortrag; Ausland; Statistische Analyse; Sprachgebrauch; Türkei
Abstract	This study investigated the production of discourse markers by non-native speakers of English and their occurrences in their spoken English by comparing them with those used in native speakers' spoken discourse. Because discourse markers (DMs) are significant items in spoken discourse of native speakers, a study about the use of DMs by nonnative speakers is necessary and guiding. Thus, the study was based on two specific corpora. First, a research corpus was composed using the transcriptions of the course presentations of twenty non-native undergraduate students studying at an English Language Teaching (ELT) program in Turkey. To compare the data, transcripts of student presentations of native speakers were attained with the help of MICASE Corpus. The occurrences of the discourse markers in both corpora were determined with frequency analysis. The results indicated that non-native speakers of English use a limited number and less variety of discourse markers in their spoken English. The study therefore highlights the importance of the need for raising non-native speakers' awareness of using discourse markers in their spoken English, and recommends implications for English language teaching. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01