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Journal Article
An Analysis of EFL Learners' Use of Sequence Discourse Markers in Oral Production
2024
Overview
In this study, we analysed the use of sequence discourse markers (SDMs) in learners' oral pro-duction of English as a foreign language (EFL), focusing specifically on Saudi university students. The aim of the study was to investigate the frequency and type of SDMs these learners used, as well as their effectiveness in conveying coherent and cohesive speech. The study follows the Sys-temic Functional Linguistics (SFL) framework, which focuses on how learners make meaning in different contexts and emphasizes the interrelationship of grammar, semantics, and discourse in LY. We used a case study approach and collected data through audio recordings of two speaking tasks (oral presentations) that served as pre- and posttests to assess the value of intervening aware-ness-raising regarding SDM use. Sixty female Saudi university students participated in the study. We transcribed and analysed the recordings to identify the frequency and type of SDMs used by the learners, with the aim of evaluating how effectively they used SDMs to signal relationships between ideas and to construct coherent and cohesive discourse in learners' oral production. The findings revealed that the EFL Saudi learners in this study used a limited range of SDMs in the pretest, such as 'firstly', 'secondly', and 'finally', but a greater range in the posttest after in-creasing their awareness of the correct use of SDMs and their importance in producing coherent discourse. Overall, this study highlights the importance of incorporating SDMs instruction into EFL speaking classes and emphasises the need for learners to acquire a diverse range of SDMs to enhance their oral communication skills as there is limited research which specifically focused on the use of SDMs in the Saudi context particularly in the oral production of English.
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جامعة طيبة - كلية الآداب والعلوم الإنسانية
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