Lexical Chunks and Teaching of College English Writing

Yuyuan Huang ； Xiaohong Ren

《International Journal of Social Science and Education Research》 5卷7期 (2022/07) Pp. 398-402

https://doi.org/10.6918/IJOSSER.202207_5(7).0061

摘要

Poor knowledge of lexical chunks greatly influence students' performance in English writing. The problems include lack of the awareness of lexical chunks and lack of strategies of improving vocabulary from words to chunks. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate students' awareness of lexical chunks and strategies of teaching of English writing from this perspective. Fifty freshmen of non‐English majors at a local university were selected randomly as the participants of the study. A questionnaire consisting of 20 questions was used to collect information about students' lexical chunk awareness, strategies of memorizing lexical chunks, and the application of lexical chunks to English writing. The survey result showed that students were not sensitive to lexical chunks and failed to frequently identify and apply them in writing. Strategies of teaching were proposed so as to eliminate problems and accelerate learning in college English writing.

關鍵字

Lexical chunks ； English writing ； College English

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