scholarly journals Introducing the CORYL Corpus: What it Is and How We Can Use it to Shed Light on Learner Language

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Hasselgreen ◽  
Kari Telstad Sundet
Keyword(s):  
Error Analysis ◽  
English Language ◽  
Norwegian School ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Young Learner ◽  
Learner Language ◽  
Shed Light

This article presents CORYL (CORpus of Young Learner language), and demonstrates how using the corpus can help to reveal or shed further light on many phenomena which are manifested in the written English language of Norwegian school pupils. The paper begins by introducing CORYL, then focuses on learner language and the role of corpora in the study of this. Separate sections follow, devoted to what we term Computer-aided error analysis and Interlanguage analysis (not involving errors). Within these sections, extracts and other findings from CORYL-searching are presented to illustrate what we believe CORYL is able to indicate about the language of these learners.

A World of Goods

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Talbot ◽  
Tahir Kamran
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Social Life ◽  
English Language ◽  
Student Population ◽  
Consumption Patterns ◽  
Medical Products ◽  
The Social ◽  
Suburban Developments ◽  
Shed Light

The chapter discusses Indian elites’ emulation of European consumption patterns. The new suburban developments furthered this process with the demand for imported fans, baths and cars. The student population of Lahore created a demand for bicycles, pens, sports goods and watches. They also were consumers of both imported and locally produced medical products. Even poorer Indians exhibited new consumption patterns with everyday use of tea and cigarettes. The chapter discusses the role of advertising in encouraging consumer needs as well as the extent to which these sources can shed light on the social life of the colonial city. There are case studies of the advertisements featured in two leading English language newspapers, which were published from Lahore, namely Tribune and Eastern Times.

scholarly journals Error Analysis: A Methodological Exploration and Application

2020 ◽  
Vol 2019 (1) ◽  
pp. 461
Author(s):  
Leigh McDowell
Keyword(s):  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Error Analysis ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Microsoft Word ◽  
Technological Barriers ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Learner Language

Error Analysis (EA) was initially conceived in early Second Language Acquisition research in the 1960s to investigate the systems underlying learner language and has since gained wider application in English Language Teaching research. However, for many language teachers, the practical and technological barriers to employing EA in their professional practices remain restrictively high. This paper demonstrates a simple yet robust procedure for EA that can be applied by anyone with access to the commonly available tools of Microsoft Word and Excel. Additionally, by drawing on data from an EA of 18 texts written by Japanese materials scientists, the paper illustrates how this procedure can inform language teaching practices by identifying the most pressing grammatical needs within a population of L2 English users. 本来、誤答分析（Error Analysis）は、語学学習者の言語の根本にあるシステムを調査する為に1960年代の初期第二言語習得（SLA）研究中に提案されていて、その後英語教授法（ELT）研究に広く使われるようになった。しかし、多くの語学教師等にとっては、仕事に誤答分析を用いるには技術的な壁が未だに高い。本論文では、一般的に使われているワードやエクセル等によって簡単で確実に誤答分析が出来る方法を紹介する。また、18名の日本人の材料科学研究者の文章の誤答分析のデータを用いて、どのようにしてこの方法を使って言語教育法を明確に出来るかを、第二言語として英語を話すグループの課題となる文法の必要性を示しながら、を説明する。

scholarly journals Role of L1 in L2 Acquisition According to Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis and Error Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-72
Author(s):  
Mai Thi Phuong Thao
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Error Analysis ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Transfer ◽  
Contrastive Analysis ◽  
L2 Acquisition

In the changed context of a globalized world where English language continues to grow as a second or third language in many parts of the world, acquiring two primary languages simultaneously gains an increasing popularity. In this case, reviewing the influence of L1 on second language acquisition, i.e. language transfer, is of great importance. Though the theory of language transfer has experienced a long time of ups and downs since 1940s, up to now, it is still a central issue in applied linguistic, second language acquisition and language learning. Much of the history of this central concept has been tied in with the varying theoretical perspectives on SLA. The acceptance and/or rejection of language transfer as a viable concept has been related to the acceptance or rejection of the specific theory with which it has been associated. The article aims to compare and contrast views of the role of L1 in L2 acquisition according to Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis and Error Analysis approaches to reinvestigate how the views of L1's contributions to SLA changed in the early approaches.

scholarly journals Syntactic Error Analysis on Oral Classroom Discourse

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Error Analysis ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Classroom Discourse ◽  
Oral Proficiency ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
The Common ◽  
Learner Language ◽  
Shed Light

Purpose: This qualitative research shed light on the syntactic errors frequently made by Grade 11 students in speaking. This research also explored and understood the probable linguistic reasons for these occurrences. The results of this study were intended for English teachers to obtain a deeper understanding of the existence and significance of errors in language learning. Methodology: This study is a qualitative research design using the Error Analysis approach. Twelve participants from three different private schools in the Davao Region were purposefully chosen. The following data collection techniques, namely observation, interview, and documentation were utilized. Error Analysis was carried out in four successive stages; a collection of a sample of learner language, identification of errors, description of errors, and explanation of errors. Findings: Results showed that among the syntactic errors committed by the participants in classroom discourse were omission, addition, selection, and ordering. Results further revealed that the causes of syntactic errors were intralingual, as the common cause of errors, and interlingual. Furthermore, the FGD results showed that there were other reasons for committing errors like fear to commit errors and lack of confidence, which impede the students in their speaking performance. Significance: As gleaned from the results of this qualitative study, English teachers are encouraged to focus on correcting high frequency and general errors rather than correcting every syntactic error committed by the students. Secondly, English teachers might consider pedagogical reforms in teaching speaking. Lastly, English teachers must mitigate anxiety while improving students’ oral proficiency.

scholarly journals BRINGING EA INTO ELT’S CLASSROOM: Rising Students’ Awareness to Avoid Errors

ELT-Lectura ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Budianto Hamuddin
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Error Analysis ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Know How ◽  
Grammatical Errors ◽  
Learner Language

This paper presents the importance of Error Analysis (EA) in English language teaching (ELT) classroom, bygiving a systematic review of the concepts and theories concerning Error Analysis, as well as the various reasons causing errors are comprehensively explored. This article aims to introduce and give a brief picture of the causes and types from grammatical errors to the students in ELT classroom start from collecting samples of learner language, identifying the errors in the sample, describing these errors, classifying them according to their nature and causes, and evaluating the students seriousness. The idea of Error Analysis brought into ELT classroom, promising an advantageous and benefits for both learners and lectures. The activity Involves For learners, error analysis uses to show and introduce the types of errors, so they will know how to avoid of having the errors in their sentences Whereas for lecturers it is required to evaluate themselves whether they are successful or not in teaching English.

The Role of Zinc in Thyroid Hormones Metabolism

2019 ◽  
Vol 89 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 80-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Soares Severo ◽  
Jennifer Beatriz Silva Morais ◽  
Taynáh Emannuelle Coelho de Freitas ◽  
Ana Letícia Pereira Andrade ◽  
Mayara Monte Feitosa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Hormones ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone ◽  
Zinc Transporters ◽  
Serum Concentrations ◽  
Metabolic Adaptations ◽  
Serum T3 ◽  
Regulatory Effects ◽  
Shed Light

Abstract. Thyroid hormones play an important role in body homeostasis by facilitating metabolism of lipids and glucose, regulating metabolic adaptations, responding to changes in energy intake, and controlling thermogenesis. Proper metabolism and action of these hormones requires the participation of various nutrients. Among them is zinc, whose interaction with thyroid hormones is complex. It is known to regulate both the synthesis and mechanism of action of these hormones. In the present review, we aim to shed light on the regulatory effects of zinc on thyroid hormones. Scientific evidence shows that zinc plays a key role in the metabolism of thyroid hormones, specifically by regulating deiodinases enzymes activity, thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) synthesis, as well as by modulating the structures of essential transcription factors involved in the synthesis of thyroid hormones. Serum concentrations of zinc also appear to influence the levels of serum T3, T4 and TSH. In addition, studies have shown that Zinc transporters (ZnTs) are present in the hypothalamus, pituitary and thyroid, but their functions remain unknown. Therefore, it is important to further investigate the roles of zinc in regulation of thyroid hormones metabolism, and their importance in the treatment of several diseases associated with thyroid gland dysfunction.

Tertiary English-majored Students’ Perceptions toward the Role of Pronunciation in English Language Learning and their Practicing Strategies

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 264-279
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
English Language Learning ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
The University

Accurate pronunciation has a vital role in English language learning as it can help learners to avoid misunderstanding in communication. However, EFL learners in many contexts, especially at the University of Phan Thiet, still encounter many difficulties in pronouncing English correctly. Therefore, this study endeavors to explore English-majored students’ perceptions towards the role of pronunciation in English language learning and examine their pronunciation practicing strategies (PPS). It involved 155 English-majored students at the University of Phan Thiet who answered closed-ended questionnaires and 18 English-majored students who participated in semi-structured interviews. The findings revealed that students strongly believed in the important role of pronunciation in English language learning; however, they sometimes employed PPS for their pronunciation improvement. Furthermore, the results showed that participants tended to use naturalistic practicing strategies and formal practicing strategies with sounds, but they overlooked strategies such as asking for help and cooperating with peers. Such findings could contribute further to the understanding of how students perceive the role of pronunciation and their PPS use in the research’s context and other similar ones. Received 10th June 2019; Revised 12th March 2020; Accepted 12th April 2020

Tauchnitz for Translators. The Circulation of English-language Literature in Finland

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 161-179
Author(s):  
Outi Paloposki
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Book History ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Book Production ◽  
German Publisher ◽  
Language Literature ◽  
Selection Of

The article looks at book production and circulation from the point of view of translators, who, as purchasers and readers of foreign-language books, are an important mediating force in the selection of literature for translation. Taking the German publisher Tauchnitz's series ‘Collection of British Authors’ and its circulation in Finland in the nineteenth and early twentieth century as a case in point, the article argues that the increased availability of English-language books facilitated the acquiring and honing of translators' language skills and gradually diminished the need for indirect translating. Book history and translation studies meet here in an examination of the role of the Collection in Finnish translators' work.

The Adult as Foe or Friend?: Childism in Guus Kuijer's Criticism and Fiction

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Joosen
Keyword(s):  
Children's Literature ◽  
Children’S Literature ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Children's Books ◽  
Children’S Books ◽  
Memorial Award ◽  
Adult Reader ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Selection Of

Compared to the attention that children's literature scholars have paid to the construction of childhood in children's literature and the role of adults as authors, mediators and readers of children's books, few researchers have made a systematic study of adults as characters in children's books. This article analyses the construction of adulthood in a selection of texts by the Dutch author and Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award winner Guus Kuijer and connects them with Elisabeth Young-Bruehl's recent concept of ‘childism’ – a form of prejudice targeted against children. Whereas Kuijer published a severe critique of adulthood in Het geminachte kind [The despised child] (1980), in his literary works he explores a variety of positions that adults can take towards children, with varying degrees of childist features. Such a systematic and comparative analysis of the way grown-ups are characterised in children's texts helps to shed light on a didactic potential that materialises in different adult subject positions. After all, not only literary and artistic aspects of children's literature may be aimed at the adult reader (as well as the child), but also the didactic aspect of children's books can cross over between different age groups.

Error Analysis for English Language Teachingat Primary Level

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Dr. Shreeja Sharma ◽  
Prof. Shubhra Tripathi
Keyword(s):  
Error Analysis ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Primary Level ◽  
Indian Schools ◽  
Prime Concern ◽  
School Teaching ◽  
Linguistic Code ◽  
Global Language

The prime concern of every language teacher, and to some extent every linguist, is to device pedagogical methods and strategies which facilitate language acquisition. The concern of any teacher or applied linguist is, though not explicitly stated anywhere, to equip the learners with “correct” features of the language being learnt. Emphasis on “correctness” is due to the presumption that erroneous structures or deviations from linguistic code will lead to incomprehensibility and impediment in communication.As a result of such convictionsContrastive Analysis (CA) and Error Analysis (EA) focussed their attention on “correct” grammatical, lexical and syntactical features of Target Language (TL), in this case English.Both  Contrastive Analysts and Error Analysts analysed the language and tried to predict areas of ease or difficulty. This was often achieved with ‘some’ degree of success. However, in the present socio-educational milieu of Indian schools, where English language teaching is a significant stake, insights from CA and EA, particularly the latter, are either not taken into cognizance, or found inadequate. CA is taken into consideration, though obliquely, indirectly and cursorily, where English language is taught resorting to bilingualism. EA is usually ignored completely. Even when teachers correct students’ assignments and copies, they point out mistakes/errors, suggest corrections, but neither take into account why these mistakes/errors have occurred, nor how to prevent such cases in future. With the ever growing importance of English as a global language and a second language in India, no stakeholder in education can afford to undermine the significance of ELT.The time is therefore ripe to take a fresh look at Error Analysis (EA) and assess how it can be deployed as a powerful tool in school teaching.

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