The Idiom Principle and L1 Influence
The Idiom Principle and L1 Influence

Author: Ying Wang

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company

Published: 2016-10-06

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 9027266719

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This book examines delexical verb + noun collocations such as make a decision, give rise to and take care of in Swedish and Chinese learner English. Using a methodological framework that combines learner corpus research with a contrastive perspective, the study is one of the very few in the field to incorporate corpora of the learner’s L1 to investigate the effects of L1 influence. The book provides a highly detailed and multi-faceted analysis of delexical verb + noun collocations in terms of frequency of occurrence, lexical preferences and morphosyntactic patterns. Quantitative and qualitative results on overuse, underuse and errors are presented with linguistically and pedagogically relevant interpretations that include cultural and discourse aspects. More importantly, the book throws light on how L2 learners may alternate between the open-choice principle and the idiom principle as well as the extent and nature of L1 influence on their collocational use.

Collocations and Action Research
Collocations and Action Research

Author: Joshua Brook Antle

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2018-02-22

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 1350049875

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Collocations and Action Research is a thorough investigation of both the theory and practice behind improving second language learners' vocabulary and fluency through the teaching of multi-word units of language. Taking these collocations as its focus, this book provides a clear and in-depth description of the cognitive processing language learners go through when producing speech in relation to them. Using the findings of a two-year action research study into improving learners' spoken fluency, Joshua Brook Antle also explores the practical sides of collocations, explaining how the research study was constructed and conducted. Orientating the findings within the larger field of second language acquisition, especially within the L2 classroom, the practical applications of the findings are then presented through a series of pedagogical tasks all focusing on collocations and productive fluency. Providing a template for how to conduct an action research study using both qualitative and quantitative research techniques, Collocations and Action Research will appeal to researchers interested in vocabulary and spoken fluency, as well as language instructors wanting to better understand the nature of vocabulary and spoken discourse.

A Comparative Study on the Effects of Negative Evidence and Enriched Input on Learning of Verb-Noun Collocations
A Comparative Study on the Effects of Negative Evidence and Enriched Input on Learning of Verb-Noun Collocations

Author: Hatice Okyar

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 16

ISBN-13:

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This study compared the effectiveness of negative evidence and enriched input on learning the verb-noun collocations. There were 52 English as Foreign Language (EFL) learners in this research study and they were randomly assigned to the negative evidence or enriched input groups. While the negative evidence group (n = 27) was provided with instruction about what was not acceptable for verb-noun collocation structure, the enriched input group (n = 25) was exposed to the target verb-noun collocations many times without any instruction or feedback. In order to determine the effects of the implementation, pre- and post- form recognition tests and pre-and post-production tests were administered to the participants. Wilcoxon signed rank test for paired samples and Mann Whitney U tests were conducted since the data did not meet normality assumptions. The Wilcoxon test results indicated that the negative evidence group achieved significant improvement in both their recognition and production test results. As for the enriched input group, the students presented a considerable improvement in terms of the production test; however, their performance was not very significant on the recognition test results. To compare both groups, Mann Whitney U test was run and it was evident that both the negative evidence and enriched input groups had positive effects on the production of verb-noun collocations. On the other hand, the form recognition test results revealed that the negative evidence group outperformed the enriched input group.

Investigating the Effect of Explicit and Implicit Instruction on the Acquisition of Verb + Noun Collocations
Investigating the Effect of Explicit and Implicit Instruction on the Acquisition of Verb + Noun Collocations

Author: Omneya Hesham Kamal

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13:

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Abstract: This study examines the effect of explicit and implicit instruction on the acquisition of verb + noun collocations. It also investigates L2 learners' attitudes about learning collocations both explicitly and implicitly. Forty intermediate level Egyptian L2 learners of English were given a collocations familiarity test from which the researcher chose the 21 least familiar target collocations to include in the study. Two experimental groups composed of 20 participants each were taught the target collocations through reading, listening and speaking activities. One group was taught with the explicit method and the other was taught with the implicit method. A post-test was administered to both groups assessing both their receptive and productive acquisition of the target collocations. A Likert scale survey was conducted on the 40 participants to investigate the students' attitudes toward learning collocations. The results of the t-test indicated that the group of learners who learned collocations explicitly significantly improved their receptive and productive knowledge of the verb + noun collocations. The general attitude of both groups about learning collocations was positive, as most of the participants expressed interest in learning collocations in the future and felt that that learning collocations would raise their language proficiency level.

Introducing Second Language Acquisition
Introducing Second Language Acquisition

Author: Muriel Saville-Troike

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-04-05

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1107010896

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A clear and practical introduction to second language acquisition, written for students encountering the topic for the first time.