The Use of Linking Adverbials by Chinese College English Learners
Acknowledgement
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Abstract
The aim of this research is, through a general comparison between learners’ corpora and NSs’ corpora, to probe into the characteristics of Chinese EFL learners with regard to their use of linking adverbials in writing and speaking, and give an impersonal description about the non-nativeness that the learners demonstrate in the use of linking adverbials. It is found that Chinese EFL learners have shown an overall overusing tendency in using linking adverbials in their speaking and writing. The results have shown that the factors which contributing to Chinese EFL learners’ use of linking adverbials are multifold, such as mother tongue transfer, pedagogical instructions, stylistic awareness, semantic understanding, pragmatic considerations.
Key Words: Linking Adverbials; Chinese EFL learners; Use; Teaching
Table of Contents
Acknowledgement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I
Abstract. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..III
Table of Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. IV
Chapter One Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
1.1 Research Background. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
1.2 Motivations and Objectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Chapter Two The Theoretical Framework of Child Language Learning. . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2 A Selective Review of Child Learning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
2.3 Child Language Learning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.3.1 Child First Language Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.3.2 Child Second Language Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.3.3 Child Foreign Language Learning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.4 Summary of Key Learning Principles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Chapter Three Some Critical Issues in Primary EFL Instruction in Chinese Context. . . . . . . . . . .25
3.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.2 The Debate about the Inclusion of English in the Primary Curriculum. . . .25
3.3 The Contents of Primary English Curriculum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.4 Approaches to Primary Instruction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
3.5 Assessment in Primary English Curriculum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Chapter Four Research Design – A S，英语论文题目，英语毕业论文 | 
