This article attempts to explore the acquisition of connectives in English expository writings, by Chinese EFL learners. The research is based on 30 expositions written by the university level FSL learners with Englis...This article attempts to explore the acquisition of connectives in English expository writings, by Chinese EFL learners. The research is based on 30 expositions written by the university level FSL learners with English as L2, one cloze test, one error-correction exercise, two questionnaires and an interview. The present research is concerned with examining how well readers of different levels of English-language proficiency could understand and use a particular type of logical connectives. We are interested in how readers understand the functions of different kinds of connectives and the meaning relationships signaled by them. From the research, we are expected to know something about the learners' acquisition process and the elements that facilitate or impede learning. And both language learners and teachers will benefit from this study.展开更多
词汇教学中被忽视的一面在过去的十年中,ELT 领域发展的一个主要方面是词汇教学再次引起人们的兴趣。在语法问题和语法教学占主导地位的1960至1980二十年间,这种由语法向词汇的总体转变,无疑是向正确方向迈出的一步。然而,词汇学习的一...词汇教学中被忽视的一面在过去的十年中,ELT 领域发展的一个主要方面是词汇教学再次引起人们的兴趣。在语法问题和语法教学占主导地位的1960至1980二十年间,这种由语法向词汇的总体转变,无疑是向正确方向迈出的一步。然而,词汇学习的一个特殊方面还没有引起人们的足够重视,这就是词汇的结合性能问题。“学生在学习新的词项时遇到的一个主要困难是了解什么是它们的搭配特征……”(Rudzkaet al 1981b:5)对外语学习者来说,遗憾的是,单词并不是自由地互相结合,而是存在着(不同程度地)同现制约(Allerton,1984),对此,学习者必须遵循。展开更多
文摘This article attempts to explore the acquisition of connectives in English expository writings, by Chinese EFL learners. The research is based on 30 expositions written by the university level FSL learners with English as L2, one cloze test, one error-correction exercise, two questionnaires and an interview. The present research is concerned with examining how well readers of different levels of English-language proficiency could understand and use a particular type of logical connectives. We are interested in how readers understand the functions of different kinds of connectives and the meaning relationships signaled by them. From the research, we are expected to know something about the learners' acquisition process and the elements that facilitate or impede learning. And both language learners and teachers will benefit from this study.
文摘词汇教学中被忽视的一面在过去的十年中,ELT 领域发展的一个主要方面是词汇教学再次引起人们的兴趣。在语法问题和语法教学占主导地位的1960至1980二十年间,这种由语法向词汇的总体转变,无疑是向正确方向迈出的一步。然而,词汇学习的一个特殊方面还没有引起人们的足够重视,这就是词汇的结合性能问题。“学生在学习新的词项时遇到的一个主要困难是了解什么是它们的搭配特征……”(Rudzkaet al 1981b:5)对外语学习者来说,遗憾的是,单词并不是自由地互相结合,而是存在着(不同程度地)同现制约(Allerton,1984),对此,学习者必须遵循。
