Correlation Between Lexical Richness and Overall Quality of Argumentative Essays Written by English Department Students
Abstract: This study aims at
revealing the contribution of diction to the overall quality of argumentative
essays written by 42 EFL students. The researcher compared two sets of scores,
the score of students’ lexical richness, measured with LFP (Lexical Frequency
Profile), and the score of overall quality of EFL students’ argumentative
essay, using analytical scoring rubric. The small and not significant correlation
(ñ=.18, sig=.23) implied that diction had small contribution to the overall
quality of the essay. There might be another factor related to the diction that
supports the quality of written text. Thus, further research is needed to be
conducted.
Author: Rizky Lutviana, A.
Effendi Kadarisman, Ekaning Dewanti Laksmi
Journal Code: jppendidikangg150098
