This presentation introduces the outcome of an experimental study that investigated the impact of teaching lexical bundles on improving the writing quality of Freshman students. The presenter will give a detailed account of the research methodology, theoretical framework, and the research methods implemented in the study. Many studies investigated the relationship between competence in vocabulary and L2 writing. Although studies indicate the importance of lexical knowledge in L2 writing, more research must be conducted to confirm the correlation between specific vocabulary size and the quality of writing (Miralpiex & Muncoz, 2018). Additionally, there is a lack of research investigating the effect of teaching lexical bundles on enhancing Arabic-speaking students' language proficiency in the United Arab Emirates or the Middle East. The current study implemented referential and stance lexical bundles due to their vital role in producing more advanced sentence structure, yet it is challenging to master for L2 language learners correctly. Collocation is perceived as a continuum governed by some degree of restrictions. Lexical bundles refer to high-frequency combinations of words that frequently occur next to each other, whether in spoken or written text. Lexical bundles are incomplete grammatical structures that combine two noun phrases or a verb and a noun phrase or more phrases or clauses. The presenter will share the experimental study results and the type of lexical bundles that contributed to the enhancement of the writing skill of the study participants with the audience and the answers to the research questions.

Authors:
Sally Kondos, American University in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

About the Presenter(s)
Dr. Sally Kondos, English Faculty at the American University in Dubai. Her research investigates the impact of teaching collocations and lexical bundles on the writing skills of First-year University students.

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