词块教学对非英语专业学生英语写作能力影响的实证研究

近年来,国内外学者对词块理论研究的趋于成熟,词块教学理论越来越受到大学英语教师的青睐,成为英语教学的一种新趋势。本文将讨论独立学院如何应用词块教学帮助非英语专业学生提高他们的写作能力。     

Contrasting orthographically similar words facilitates adult second language vocabulary learning

When learners acquire new words in a second language (L2), their lexical representations and links are initially imprecise. As new, similar words are learned, these representations must become more specific to avoid errors. This study investigated whether contrasting similar words triggers this sharpening process and facilitates learning. In a multiple-choice learning task, 114 adults acquired orthographically and semantically similar L2 (pseudo)words by either contrasting them or not. In Experiment 1, participants contrasted the L2 words, and in Experiment 2 they contrasted words in their first language. Only contrasting orthographically similar L2 words facilitated their acquisition. We conclude that contrasting underspecified representations serves as a learning mechanism that guides attention to relevant lexical information. As such, it enables learners to build more specific representations and is conducive to learning. Possibilities for further research and potential implications for L2 vocabulary instruction are discussed.     

On the role of linguistic features for comprehension and learning from STEM texts. A meta-analysis

Learning from texts is an important part of STEM education, but linguistic text features can affect comprehension and learning. We synthesized 45 experimental studies that investigated the effect of linguistic modifications on STEM text comprehension and learning, with a total of N = 6477 learners. In a meta-regression, we distinguished between eight categories of linguistic modifications and several other moderators, including prior knowledge. We found a small positive mean effect of linguistic modifications (g = 0.15). In line with previous research, the results showed that learners with low content prior knowledge benefited more from linguistic modifications. Personalization and increasing clarity and elaboration had positive effects, while reducing complexity and increasing cohesion did not have significant effects. This study highlights the potential and limits of linguistic modifications in STEM texts and provides implications for educational practice.     

法律英语词汇特点及其翻译方法探析简

本文从法律英语语言特征角度,分析了法律英语的词汇特征,并举例加以具体说明,以展现出法律英语是一种特殊的专业性英语,其翻译原则也具有独特特点。针对实用文体法律英语的翻译,本文在阐释了准确性及精确性、一致性及同一性、专业性与规范化三种翻译原则后,提出了直译、意译和增减词法的法律英语词汇翻译方法,以期探索法律英语词汇翻译的有效翻译途径。     

A Constructive Study of Cohesion Between Autumn in Peiping and Its English version

Cohesion refers to the relations of meaning that exist within the text,and also defines it as a text.According to Holliday,discoursal/textual cohesiveness can be realized by employing various cohesive devices:conjunction,ellipsis,lexical collocation,lexical repetition,reference,substitution,etc.This paper attempts to analyze the differences between Autumn in Peiping and its English version from grammatical and lexical aspects.