Wordcloud Based R Programming as a Supplementary Tool for Critical Discourse Analysis

نوع المستند : المقالة الأصلية

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المعهد العالي للغات و الترجمة بالتجمع الخامس

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The qualitative analysis of written discourse has a solid literature. However, discussions on the use of online software programs for faster text analysis have started to gain popularity due to a technology dominant era with a bulk of e-texts. Unlike online software tools for text analysis that entail internet connection, offline R programming with text mining packages, via certain codes, can visualize the text in a way that creates a proactive reader. The current research aims at investigating the integration of wordcloud based R programming with Fairclough model to develop the Fifth Settlement Languages Institution English department students' ability to critically analyze written discourse. The sample of the study included 30 students from the third year who were assigned a critical reading content as part of conversation course that targets the development of the four language skills. The pre-post research design proved the efficiency or wordcloud based R programming as a supplementary tool for discourse analysis.
 
Keywords: written discourse –wordcloud- Fairclough model of critical discourse analysis.

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