Text memorization and imitation: The practices of successful Chinese learners of English  

Oleh:

Ding, Yanren

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: SYSTEM: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics (Full Text) vol. 35 no. 2 (Jun. 2007), page 271-280.
Topik: Formulaic language; Good language learner; Text memorization; Imitation; Idiomaticity
Fulltext: p. 271-280.pdf (129.55KB)

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Good language learner studies show that attending to form is associated with successful learning. This paper reports interviews with three university English majors who had won prizes in nationwide English speaking competitions and debate tournaments in China. The interviewees regarded text memorization and imitation as the most effective methods of learning English. They had been initially forced to use these methods but gradually came to appreciate them. The practice enabled them to attend to and learn collocations and sequences, to borrow these sequences for productive use, to improve pronunciation, and to develop the habit of attending to details of language in the context of language input. The paper concludes that such practice enhances noticing and rehearsal and hence facilitates second language acquisition.

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