二语写作中的词块功能特征研究文献综述

 2022-01-01 10:01

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文献综述

Functional Analysisof Lexical Bundles in Second Language Writing

二语写作中词块功能特征研究

1. Introduction

1.1 Background of the research

With the acceleration of global integration, international communication has become increasingly frequent. Accordingly, as the most widely used language in the contemporary world, English has been a second language for a majority of Chinese people. Writing, being one of the four essential language skills, is regarded as the comprehensive reflection of all kinds of abilities.

However, a large number of L2 writing assessments show that although the overall language level of students is on the rise, their writing ability is still stagnant and hovering. For Chinese students, it is no doubt a tough nut to write an essay in English, which is not their native tongue, within a specified time frame in order to meet the requirement of the topic and reach a certain standard in terms of content, structure and grammar. Consequently, how to cultivate students' L2 writing competence has been one of the hot spots in the field of foreign language research. A great deal of factors that affect the level of L2 writing, such as teaching modes, writing tasks, native language transfer, knowledge of discourse and so on have been discussed and studied by numerous experts.

The Lexical Approach is a new emerging teaching theory which based on the ideas that English teaching should focus on application, its most important theoretical principle being that "language consists of grammaticalized lexis, not lexicalized grammar." In short, language is not made up of grammar or vocabulary as traditionally conceived, but mainly of lexical bundles. Furthermore, lexical bundles, being a combination of form and function, a unity of normativity and variability, are able to reflect the relationship among semantics, syntax and pragmatics. The learning of lexical bundles is conducive to improve the idiomaticity, fluency and appropriateness of L2 learners, which has unparalleled advantages in all aspects of English listening, speaking, reading and writing.

In recent years, research on lexical bundles mainly centers on the theoretical stage, discussions with respect to functional features of them in L2 writing are relatively rare. The present study therefore intends to make an exploration on the functional features of lexical bundles, a widespread but under-appreciated linguistic phenomenon in the process of L2 writing, with a view to offering a new idea to improve L2 learners' writing competence in ease, fluency and appropriateness.

1.2 Purposesof the research

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