基于语料库的商务英语词汇练习设计

Developing Business English vocabulary exercises: a corpus-based approach

词汇知识是商务交际能力的基础,而词汇练习是提高词汇知识的有效途径。文章主要介绍基于语料库的商务英语词汇练习设计方法,在多纬度词汇知识框架的基础上,采用商务英语教材语料库,从词汇的形式、意义和使用三大层面,设计相应的拼写、构词、一词多义、同义词辨析、语法、搭配和语域等方面的词汇练习,旨在为商务英语词汇教学和商务英语教材编写提供思路。

Vocabulary mastery is the basis of business communicative competence,and vocabulary exercises is an effective way to enhance learners’vocabulary knowledge.This paper mainly focuses on a corpus-based approach to developing vocabulary exercises for Business English learners.Within the multi-dimensional framework of vocabulary knowledge,this research explores the form,meaning and use of business vocabulary by using Business English Textbook Corpus.Correspondingly,we design a set of vocabulary exercises involving such dimensions of vocabulary knowledge as spelling,morphology,polysemy,synonymy,grammar,collocation and register.The present study provides implications for the vocabulary teaching and materials development in Business English.