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First and Second Language Acquisition

California State University, San Bernardino

English language -- Study and teaching -- Taiwan

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A Corpus-Based Investigation Of Collocational Errors In Efl Taiwanese High School Students' Compositions, Yi-Chin Chen Jan 2004

A Corpus-Based Investigation Of Collocational Errors In Efl Taiwanese High School Students' Compositions, Yi-Chin Chen

Theses Digitization Project

Many language instructors focus on vocabulary word by word, neglecting common phrases. The result is that English as a Second Language students do not learn to speak idiomatic English (i.e. they make collocation errors). This study of the English compositions of National Tainan Second Senior High School students in Taiwan examined collocation errors, categorizing them according to Benson, Benson and Ilson's Collocation Classification System. An examination was then made of the error types as correlated with general English proficiency.


Achieving Interaction In Listening And Speaking Within A Chinese Cultural Context, Qingquan Shi Jan 2001

Achieving Interaction In Listening And Speaking Within A Chinese Cultural Context, Qingquan Shi

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to develop heuristics and guidelines for English teachers to design appropriate courses. The exploration begins with a review of relevant literature in order to provide principles to comprise a pedagogical model. Based on that model, an instructional unit is presented that incorporates the model in a real-world context.


Using An Imaginative Literature-Based Approach To English-As-A-Foreign-Language Reading Instruction, Changqing Liu Jan 2000

Using An Imaginative Literature-Based Approach To English-As-A-Foreign-Language Reading Instruction, Changqing Liu

Theses Digitization Project

This project provides a background on English instruction in Taiwan, and presents a literature review that builds a theoretical foundation for this project. It also introduces a model of teaching instruction based on an integrated literature approach, and offers a curriculum design which includes plans for instructional lessons.


Readers Theatre For Critical/Creative/Cooperative English Language Learning, Xiangqing Huang Jan 2000

Readers Theatre For Critical/Creative/Cooperative English Language Learning, Xiangqing Huang

Theses Digitization Project

This thesis was written in hope that it will serve as a stimulant to spur innovative ideas in EFL teaching and learning in Taiwan.


Promoting Communicative Competence Through Drama In Elementary English As A Foreign Language, Chen-Yuan Yang Jan 1999

Promoting Communicative Competence Through Drama In Elementary English As A Foreign Language, Chen-Yuan Yang

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Applying Social Functional Theory To Business English As A Foreign Language Instruction In Taiwan, Weizhen Yang Jan 1998

Applying Social Functional Theory To Business English As A Foreign Language Instruction In Taiwan, Weizhen Yang

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Improving Communicative Competence In The Teaching Of English As A Foreign Language In Taiwan, Jen-Chieh Chang Jan 1996

Improving Communicative Competence In The Teaching Of English As A Foreign Language In Taiwan, Jen-Chieh Chang

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Developing The English Communicative Competence Of Junior College Students In Taiwan: A Curriculum Design Project, Shu-Hsien Huang Jan 1996

Developing The English Communicative Competence Of Junior College Students In Taiwan: A Curriculum Design Project, Shu-Hsien Huang

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.