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Effects of Textual Enhancement on Chinese Students’ Use of Relative Clauses

Author: CaoHua
Tutor: ZhouDanDan
School: Nanjing University
Course: English Language and Literature
Keywords: Relative clause Chapter Language form textual Reading Comprehension Learner English Strengthen input Chinese college students meaning grammaticality relative reading Bold Mastery goals English comprehension Multiple-choice Textual material Second grade
CLC: H319
Type: Master's thesis
Year: 2011
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Abstract

This paper uses a quasi-experimental methods to study chapter strengthen the (textual enhancement) relative clause Chinese students. This article by bold, italics and underlined three chapters strengthen mode highlights from the visual form of the target language subjects at the same time be able to focus on reading comprehension article attention effectively allocated to these target structures on promoting its digestion and absorption. The subjects of this study Nanjing Medical MEDICAL the professional four parallel classes 120 sophomores. After randomization, three classes are set up for the experimental group, a class for the control group, n = 30. In this study, by fill in the blank test, syntax error correction tests as well as multiple-choice reading comprehension test to assess the effect of detection experiments. The results of this study are as follows: the first chapter strengthen favor Chinese college students the proper use of the relative clause. In this study, subjects in the experimental stage requirements reading contains a large number of the target language in the form of text material, these goals structure by chapter reinforce this teaching intervention reinforced visually prominent, in order to achieve the target structure intensive input. Can effectively guide the learner's attention, so that learners understand the significance of the process that the form of the target language, taking into account the form of semantic and language to effectively promote the acquisition of the target in the form, but do not interrupt the process of reading comprehension . Strengthen an effective language teaching mode so the chapter, both to promote the learner's grasp of the structure of the target language, and does not interfere with the process of learners' reading comprehension. Second, three different chapters strengthen modes have different effects on Chinese college students use relationship clause. The three modes are to attract learners to the attention of the target in the form of the bold more prominent target in the form effective in attracting the attention of the learner, to ensure that the strengthening of the effectiveness of the input, more conducive to learners to acquire the target structure. Third chapter strengthen indeed Chinese college students use different kinds of relationships impact clause. Chapter strengthen most conducive to promoting the use of simple relative clause, the clause is not so obvious for other relatively difficult relationship effect. The experimental results also indicate that Chinese college students is difficult to order the acquisition of English' dissertation">English relative clauses and grade level assumptions (NPAH) match. The results of this study show that the chapter stressed that it is an effective form of language teaching, can make up for the deficiencies of the traditional language teaching mode, semantic and linguistic form both teaching goals in the process of teaching, which help teachers teaching.

Effects of Textual Enhancement on Chinese Students’ Use of Relative Clauses

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