An Exploratory Study of Collocational Use by ESL Students--A Task Based Approach

Autor/in	Fan, May
Titel	An Exploratory Study of Collocational Use by ESL Students--A Task Based Approach
Quelle	In: System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 37 (2009) 1, S.110-123 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0346-251X
DOI	10.1016/j.system.2008.06.004
Schlagwörter	Vocabulary; Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; English Instruction; Vocabulary Development; Language Processing; Teaching Methods; Computational Linguistics; Applied Linguistics; Second Language Learning; Language Patterns; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wortschatz; Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht; Wortschatzarbeit; Sprachverarbeitung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Linguistics; Computerlinguistik; Linguistik; Angewandte Linguistik; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Sprachmodell; Sprachstruktur; Hongkong
Abstract	Collocation is an aspect of language generally considered arbitrary by nature and problematic to L2 learners who need collocational competence for effective communication. This study attempts, from the perspective of L2 learners, to have a deeper understanding of collocational use and some of the problems involved, by adopting a task based approach, using two highly comparable corpora based on the writing of Hong Kong ESL and native-speaker British students. Results of the study indicate that the performance of the Hong Kong students in collocational use might be adversely affected by their L1, L2 as well as their inadequacy in the lexis and grammar of the target language. Findings of the study suggest the need for a broader view of collocational knowledge and a pedagogical approach to the learning and teaching of this aspect of L2. The implications for teaching English in general and English vocabulary in particular are also discussed in detail. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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