An Investigation of Learners' Use of CAN and COULD in an English Language Classroom

Autor/in	Whitty, Lauren
Titel	An Investigation of Learners' Use of CAN and COULD in an English Language Classroom
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2 (2019) 1, S.32-46 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2209-0959
Schlagwörter	Verbs; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Computational Linguistics; English (Second Language); Pragmatics; Language Usage; Language Proficiency; Universities; College Second Language Programs; Foreign Countries; Foreign Students; Audio Equipment; Video Technology; Phrase Structure; Comparative Analysis; Native Speakers; United Kingdom; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Linguistics; Computerlinguistik; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Pragmalinguistik; Sprachgebrauch; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; University; Universität; Ausland; Audio-CD; Phrasenstruktur; Muttersprachler; Großbritannien; Neuseeland
Abstract	CAN and COULD have multiple uses and multiple interpretations, which can be difficult for learners of English to understand. For example, the difference of "Can you help me?" and "Could you help me?" may go unnoticed to an English language learner, but a native speaker of English would recognise a difference in politeness. The current paper reports on an investigation of learners' use of the modal auxiliaries CAN and COULD, including their negative counterparts ("cannot/can't" and "could not/couldn't"), in an English Proficiency Program (EPP) classroom at a New Zealand University. Through first examining the learners' use of CAN and COULD in spoken and written contexts, comparisons are made to their use in the "British National Corpus", which results in the identification of areas in which learners' use could be strengthened. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01