Vocabulary Increase and Collocation Learning: A Corpus-Based Cross-sectional Study of Chinese Learners of English (Perspectives on Rethinking and Reforming Education)

"This book highlights research that expands on our knowledge of second- language collocation acquisition. It presents original findings based on the largest collocation database to date, encompassing over 8,000 collocations: verb + noun, adjective + noun, and noun + noun. These collocations, collected from a one-million-learner corpus, were not confined to English as a foreign language (EFL) learners at a particular proficiency level, but also included learners at three levels. As such, the book provides a panoramic view regarding L2 collocation acquisition, not only in terms of learners' acquisition of different types of collocations, but in terms of the developmental patterns in L2 collocation learning. One major discovery is that there is a collocation lag as learners' proficiency levels rise, which is associated with vocabulary increase, in particular semantic domains--a remarkable insight for second-language acquisition researchers, English teachers and EFL learners alike. The findings reported shed new light on how collocations are acquired by EFL learners, offering guidance on how they can best be taught. In closing, the book discusses pedagogical aspects that arise from considering how learners can be helped with collocation learning." -- publisher's website "This book highlights research that expands on our knowledge of second- language collocation acquisition. It presents original findings based on the largest collocation database to date, encompassing over 8,000 collocations: verb + noun, adjective + noun, and noun + noun. These collocations, collected from a one-million-learner corpus, were not confined to English as a foreign language (EFL) learners at a particular proficiency level, but also included learners at three levels. As such, the book provides a panoramic view regarding L2 collocation acquisition, not only in terms of learners' acquisition of different types of collocations, but in terms of the developmental patterns in L2 collocation learning. One major discovery is that there is a collocation lag as learners' proficiency levels rise, which is associated with vocabulary increase, in particular semantic domains--a remarkable insight for second-language acquisition researchers, English teachers and EFL learners alike. The findings reported shed new light on how collocations are acquired by EFL learners, offering guidance on how they can best be taught. In closing, the book discusses pedagogical aspects that arise from considering how learners can be helped with collocation learning." -- Prové de l'editor Annotation This book highlights research that expands on our knowledge of second- language collocation acquisition. It presents original findings based on the largest collocation database to date, encompassing over 8,000 collocations: verb] noun, adjective + noun, and noun + noun. These collocations, collected from a one-million-learner corpus, were not confined to English as a foreign language (EFL) learners at a particular proficiency level, but also included learners at three levels. As such, the book provides a panoramic view regarding L2 collocation acquisition, not only in terms of learners' acquisition of different types of collocations, but in terms of the developmental patterns in L2 collocation learning. One major discovery is that there is a collocation lag as learners' proficiency levels rise, which is associated with vocabulary increase, in particular semantic domains--a remarkable insight for second-language acquisition researchers, English teachers and EFL learners alike. The findings reported shed new light on how collocations are acquired by EFL learners, offering guidance on how they can best be taught. In closing, the book discusses pedagogical aspects that arise from considering how learners can be helped with collocation learning Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv Introduction (Haiyan Men)....Pages 1-8 The Notion of Collocation (Haiyan Men)....Pages 9-33 Collocation Studies in Second-Language Learner English (Haiyan Men)....Pages 35-58 Research Design (Haiyan Men)....Pages 59-76 Chinese Learners’ Production of Verb + Noun Collocations (Haiyan Men)....Pages 77-96 Verb Increase and the Production of Verb + Noun Collocations (Haiyan Men)....Pages 97-116 Chinese Learners’ Performance on English Adjective + Noun and Noun + Noun Collocations (Haiyan Men)....Pages 117-122 Comparison and Interpretation of Learners’ Performance on the Three Types of Collocations (Haiyan Men)....Pages 123-132 The Role of L1 in Collocation Learning (Haiyan Men)....Pages 133-149 Summary and Conclusions (Haiyan Men)....Pages 151-169 Back Matter ....Pages 171-206