JALT2025 - Tokyo

A Study on the Lexical Use for EFL Writers of GSAT Test in Taiwan

Oct 31, 2025, 2:50 PM

30m

National Olympics Memorial Youth Center / 国立オリンピック記念青少年総合センター

Research-oriented Presentation (30-minutes) Pedagogy Room 405

Speaker

Ms Sandra Wu (National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology)

Description

This study investigates vocabulary usage in EFL test-takers' writings in Taiwan using five quality standards. 410 essays of General Scholastic Ability Test were analyzed, with 50,026 words categorized into five sub-groups. Lexical Frequency Profiles (LFP) were created via online lexical profiler Lextutor. ANOVA assessed the relationship between lexical sophistication and essay scores across quality standards. The findings revealed that higher-quality writers demonstrated greater word variety, while less proficient writers tended to rely on basic words.

Summary

This study investigates vocabulary usage in EFL test-takers' writings in Taiwan using five quality standards. 410 essays of General Scholastic Ability Test were analyzed, with 50,026 words categorized into five sub-groups. Lexical Frequency Profiles (LFP) were created via online lexical profiler Lextutor. ANOVA assessed the relationship between lexical sophistication and essay scores across quality standards. The findings revealed that higher-quality writers demonstrated greater word variety, while less proficient writers tended to rely on basic words.

Presentation materials

JALT2025 - Sandra.pptx