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Gender and Language: A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Second Language Writing

Gender and Language: A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Second Language Writing

Didem Koban Koç
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781799865087|ISBN10: 1799865088|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799865094|EISBN13: 9781799865100
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6508-7.ch010
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Koban Koç, Didem. "Gender and Language: A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Second Language Writing." Futuristic and Linguistic Perspectives on Teaching Writing to Second Language Students, edited by Eda Başak Hancı-Azizoglu and Nurdan Kavaklı, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 161-177. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6508-7.ch010

APA

Koban Koç, D. (2021). Gender and Language: A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Second Language Writing. In E. Hancı-Azizoglu & N. Kavaklı (Eds.), Futuristic and Linguistic Perspectives on Teaching Writing to Second Language Students (pp. 161-177). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6508-7.ch010

Chicago

Koban Koç, Didem. "Gender and Language: A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Second Language Writing." In Futuristic and Linguistic Perspectives on Teaching Writing to Second Language Students, edited by Eda Başak Hancı-Azizoglu and Nurdan Kavaklı, 161-177. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6508-7.ch010

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Abstract

The present study investigated gender differences in the use of linguistic features as well as the social meanings attached to those differences. Academic essays, written by 44 (22 male, 22 female) first-year undergraduate students enrolled in the English Language Teaching program at a government university were analyzed with respect to the use of linguistic features (adjectives, empty adjectives, intensifiers, linking adverbials) as well as the number of words and sentences used by the students. The results showed that, in comparison to males, females used more adjectives, intensifiers, and words. Males, on the other hand, used more empty adjectives and linking adverbials than females. Based on the results, pedagogical implications are discussed, and recommendations are provided in order to increase teachers' awareness of gender differences and improve students' writing skills.

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