English variation is among the mostly focused fields in sociolinguistics and has a close relation with English teaching.English variation awareness is considered a kind of intercultural communicative competence,which ...English variation is among the mostly focused fields in sociolinguistics and has a close relation with English teaching.English variation awareness is considered a kind of intercultural communicative competence,which can be improved a lot if English learners make clear the characteristics of English variation and foster English variation awareness.The training of such awareness should be included in China’s college English teaching.This paper starts from English variation and analyzes its enlightenment on China’s college English teaching,hoping that a little light can be shed on training English talents needed in today’s China where the Belt and Road Initiative has developed vigorously.展开更多
Traditionally,language is considered to be a grammar vocabulary dichotomy system,and grammar and vocabulary seem to be independent of each other.This deep-rooted notion is particularly prevalent in Chinese English tea...Traditionally,language is considered to be a grammar vocabulary dichotomy system,and grammar and vocabulary seem to be independent of each other.This deep-rooted notion is particularly prevalent in Chinese English teaching and learning.Michael Lewis,the author of the Lexical Approach challenged the standard view of dividing language teaching into grammar and vocabulary.He believes that language is grammaticalised lexis,not lexicalized grammar,and lexis is the core of language learning while grammar is subordinate to it.This paper intends to explore its theoretical foundations and emphasize the great significance of the Lexical Approach to college English teaching in China.展开更多
文摘English variation is among the mostly focused fields in sociolinguistics and has a close relation with English teaching.English variation awareness is considered a kind of intercultural communicative competence,which can be improved a lot if English learners make clear the characteristics of English variation and foster English variation awareness.The training of such awareness should be included in China’s college English teaching.This paper starts from English variation and analyzes its enlightenment on China’s college English teaching,hoping that a little light can be shed on training English talents needed in today’s China where the Belt and Road Initiative has developed vigorously.
文摘Traditionally,language is considered to be a grammar vocabulary dichotomy system,and grammar and vocabulary seem to be independent of each other.This deep-rooted notion is particularly prevalent in Chinese English teaching and learning.Michael Lewis,the author of the Lexical Approach challenged the standard view of dividing language teaching into grammar and vocabulary.He believes that language is grammaticalised lexis,not lexicalized grammar,and lexis is the core of language learning while grammar is subordinate to it.This paper intends to explore its theoretical foundations and emphasize the great significance of the Lexical Approach to college English teaching in China.
