Comprehension of Existential "There"-Constructions by Korean Learners of English

Autor/inn/en	Kim, Min-Kyung; Lee, Seung-Ah
Titel	Comprehension of Existential "There"-Constructions by Korean Learners of English
Quelle	In: English Teaching, 77 (2022) 4, S.29-48 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1017-7108
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Foreign Countries; Phrase Structure; Nouns; Native Speakers; Korean; Advanced Students; Task Analysis; Pictorial Stimuli; Decision Making; Language Proficiency; Language Usage; Comparative Analysis; Teaching Methods; Language Tests; North American English; Language Processing; South Korea + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Ausland; Phrasenstruktur; Muttersprachler; Koreanisch; Fortgeschrittener; Aufgabenanalyse; Fantasieanregung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Sprachgebrauch; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Language test; Sprachtest; Amerikanisches Englisch; Sprachverarbeitung; Korea; Republik
Abstract	This study addresses the lack of comprehension data in second language acquisition research by focusing on English existential "there"-constructions (ETCs) with a locative extension (e.g., "there is an X on the Y"). The post-copular noun X used in the present study consisted of two types: actual and nonsense. Participants included 40 native speakers, as well as 40 advanced and 40 intermediate Korean learners of English, who completed an online picture selection task. In one picture, X was placed on the nearby Y; in another picture, X was placed on the far Y. The choice of both pictures was the correct response because ETCs are used to describe the existence of something regardless of its distance. There was a statistically significant relationship between English proficiency and the interpretation of ETCs. However, there was no relationship between the noun type and the interpretation of ETCs. In the Korean English curriculum, the distinction between expletive "there" and locative "there" must be emphasized. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Korea Association of Teachers of English. 6105 English Education Department, Chinju National University of Education, 369beon-gil 3, Jinyangho-ro, Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, 52673, Republic of Korea. Tel: +82-42-629-7381; Fax: +82-42-629-7320; e-mail: katejournal29@gmail.com; Web site: http://journal.kate.or.kr/
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Update	2024/1/01