Chinese Learners and the Lexis Learning Rainbow

ISBN-13: 9783039114078 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 259 str.

Opis

This book focuses on vocabulary acquisition in the areas of English language learning either in a foreign or a second language environment. Starting from the social phenomenon that a large number of Mainland Chinese students obtain their further education in Western universities, the author carries out a longitudinal study by using instruments of vocabulary levels tests, questionnaires and interviews. On the basis of an in-depth investigation of vocabulary strategy usage by Chinese learners in widely differing environments, the author develops a model of vocabulary acquisition. This is the first model to combine both linguistic and non-linguistic strategies, motivation, and the stages of vocabulary learning into one comprehensive representation of vocabulary acquisition. The book not only offers a solid data base but also suggests effective strategies to enhance English language teaching and learning.

Spis treści

Contents: Review of research related to vocabulary learning strategies - Vocabulary acquisition in historical stages of teaching methodology - English language teaching and learning in China - Quantitative data analysis in the learners' vocabulary size and their vocabulary acquisition strategy usage - Case studies of fastest and slowest progress makers and two comparative case studies - Framework of key variables influencing Chinese overseas learners' proficiency in vocabulary acquisition - Development of a lexis learning model - Testability and prediction models.

O autorze

The Author: Peiling Xing earned her B.A. in English Language and Literature and PGCE in Mainland China. In 2002, she was awarded a Ph.D. scholarship by the University of Dundee and started her Ph.D. research in Applied Linguistics at the School of Humanities, University of Dundee, UK. She is now a course tutor in EAP at the English Language Centre of Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China.