Foreign language teachers＇ codeswitching （CS） between Foreign Language （FL） and Mother Tongue （MT） in class has been under discussion for years. Out of the pedagogical concern, many teaching practitioners condu...Foreign language teachers＇ codeswitching （CS） between Foreign Language （FL） and Mother Tongue （MT） in class has been under discussion for years. Out of the pedagogical concern, many teaching practitioners conducted various studies in different contexts aiming at describing, quantifying, and interpreting teachers＇ CS between FL and MT in class. However, up till now little attention is paid to students＇ perceptions and understandings of teachers＇ CS, which may help improve educators＇ understanding of the phenomenon in FL classrooms. This paper presents the result of two focus group interviews with groups of Chinese university students at their third and fourth year of college. Following a formal interview outline, issues on students＇ recall, understanding and evaluation of teachers＇ CS are addressed in the interview. Based on the analysis of the interviews, a better understanding on foreign language teachers＇ CS is gained, and students＇ perceptions on teachers＇ purposes and reasons for CS are drawn. A framework for investigating foreign language teachers＇ CS in Chinese universities is proposed with two hypotheses generated.展开更多
The paper explores the universal laws of codeswitching among the three language varieties, namely, English, the Standard Chinese, and dialects on the part of Chinese English teachers at tertiary level on the basis of ...The paper explores the universal laws of codeswitching among the three language varieties, namely, English, the Standard Chinese, and dialects on the part of Chinese English teachers at tertiary level on the basis of the questionnaire data derived from thirty-one doctoral graduate teachers. The Chi-square test results confirm American sociolinguist J. Fishman＇s Domain Theory. However, the author holds that the theory should be revised when applied to the study of codeswitching by Chinese English teachers at tertiary level, the original church domain is to be deleted, a novel public affairs domain is to be added to. Meanwhile the author further points out that the SC acquires linguistically functional reversibility whereas English and dialects are functionally irreversible. Finally the. author interprets that the nature of codeswitching turns out the reestablishment of social situation attempting to bring about intended social status and distance to the interlocutors.展开更多
Naturalistic codeswitching is a normal and powerful communicative feature of formal or informal bilingual interactions,which present linguists with part of their most fascinating analytical challenge.People use codesw...Naturalistic codeswitching is a normal and powerful communicative feature of formal or informal bilingual interactions,which present linguists with part of their most fascinating analytical challenge.People use codeswitching in various communication environments such as in bilingual families or immigrant contexts for effective information exchange.The present article investigates the environments and reasons for occurrence of naturalistic codeswitching and analyzes the linguistic constraints and social constraints on naturalistic codeswitching with examples.A more thorough and authentic assessment of individuals'linguistic knowledge about codeswitching,as well as individuals'codeswitching habits,must include observations of codeswitching behavior in naturalistic environments.展开更多
Codeswitching is one of teacher's strategies used in foreign language classrooms in order to approach or realize some teaching or communicative purposes.Based on Verschueren's Linguistic Adaptation theory,this...Codeswitching is one of teacher's strategies used in foreign language classrooms in order to approach or realize some teaching or communicative purposes.Based on Verschueren's Linguistic Adaptation theory,this article is a detailed analysis of the pragmatic adaptability that teacher's codeswitching can fulfill.We classify the objects to which teacher's codeswitching adapts into the linguistic reality,the teacher's roles and the teacher's speech intention.展开更多
As the Internet develops at a high speed in China, the use of Internet language has been widely accepted by the public.A large number of netizens use them on the digital media platforms, even in their daily communicat...As the Internet develops at a high speed in China, the use of Internet language has been widely accepted by the public.A large number of netizens use them on the digital media platforms, even in their daily communication, reflecting the impact on Internet language by modern society and diverse cultures to some degree. By exploring three types of language variation includingtransliteration from English, phonological variation from dialects and Chinese-English codeswitching, some specific Internet catchphrases are analysed from the perspective of sociolinguistics, in order to summarize their features and causesand further explore their influence on the society.展开更多
This study examined the relation between word concreteness and word translatability. Translatability was operationalized in terms of both lexical and semantic cross-transparency. Two separate scales were used to measu...This study examined the relation between word concreteness and word translatability. Translatability was operationalized in terms of both lexical and semantic cross-transparency. Two separate scales were used to measure the level of concreteness of 123 target English words and their translatability into Chinese. The results of this study showed that word concreteness and translatability are significantly correlated, and that word concreteness determines the extent of semantic closeness between the translation of English and Chinese word pairs. Concreteness might be a variable that influences how translatable a word is between English and Chinese. However, this influence mainly applies to the semantic cross-transparency between the two languages, not the lexical cross-transparency. A link was proposed between the levels of translatability of a translation pair according to concreteness and associated properties. The paper also discusses the implications of the findings for second language learning and teaching, in particular the ＂translation effect＂ and teachers＇ ＂codeswitching＂ behavior.展开更多
文摘Foreign language teachers＇ codeswitching （CS） between Foreign Language （FL） and Mother Tongue （MT） in class has been under discussion for years. Out of the pedagogical concern, many teaching practitioners conducted various studies in different contexts aiming at describing, quantifying, and interpreting teachers＇ CS between FL and MT in class. However, up till now little attention is paid to students＇ perceptions and understandings of teachers＇ CS, which may help improve educators＇ understanding of the phenomenon in FL classrooms. This paper presents the result of two focus group interviews with groups of Chinese university students at their third and fourth year of college. Following a formal interview outline, issues on students＇ recall, understanding and evaluation of teachers＇ CS are addressed in the interview. Based on the analysis of the interviews, a better understanding on foreign language teachers＇ CS is gained, and students＇ perceptions on teachers＇ purposes and reasons for CS are drawn. A framework for investigating foreign language teachers＇ CS in Chinese universities is proposed with two hypotheses generated.
文摘The paper explores the universal laws of codeswitching among the three language varieties, namely, English, the Standard Chinese, and dialects on the part of Chinese English teachers at tertiary level on the basis of the questionnaire data derived from thirty-one doctoral graduate teachers. The Chi-square test results confirm American sociolinguist J. Fishman＇s Domain Theory. However, the author holds that the theory should be revised when applied to the study of codeswitching by Chinese English teachers at tertiary level, the original church domain is to be deleted, a novel public affairs domain is to be added to. Meanwhile the author further points out that the SC acquires linguistically functional reversibility whereas English and dialects are functionally irreversible. Finally the. author interprets that the nature of codeswitching turns out the reestablishment of social situation attempting to bring about intended social status and distance to the interlocutors.
文摘Naturalistic codeswitching is a normal and powerful communicative feature of formal or informal bilingual interactions,which present linguists with part of their most fascinating analytical challenge.People use codeswitching in various communication environments such as in bilingual families or immigrant contexts for effective information exchange.The present article investigates the environments and reasons for occurrence of naturalistic codeswitching and analyzes the linguistic constraints and social constraints on naturalistic codeswitching with examples.A more thorough and authentic assessment of individuals'linguistic knowledge about codeswitching,as well as individuals'codeswitching habits,must include observations of codeswitching behavior in naturalistic environments.
文摘Codeswitching is one of teacher's strategies used in foreign language classrooms in order to approach or realize some teaching or communicative purposes.Based on Verschueren's Linguistic Adaptation theory,this article is a detailed analysis of the pragmatic adaptability that teacher's codeswitching can fulfill.We classify the objects to which teacher's codeswitching adapts into the linguistic reality,the teacher's roles and the teacher's speech intention.
文摘As the Internet develops at a high speed in China, the use of Internet language has been widely accepted by the public.A large number of netizens use them on the digital media platforms, even in their daily communication, reflecting the impact on Internet language by modern society and diverse cultures to some degree. By exploring three types of language variation includingtransliteration from English, phonological variation from dialects and Chinese-English codeswitching, some specific Internet catchphrases are analysed from the perspective of sociolinguistics, in order to summarize their features and causesand further explore their influence on the society.
基金supported by the Fundamental Funds for the Central Universities,and the Research Funds of Remin University of China
文摘This study examined the relation between word concreteness and word translatability. Translatability was operationalized in terms of both lexical and semantic cross-transparency. Two separate scales were used to measure the level of concreteness of 123 target English words and their translatability into Chinese. The results of this study showed that word concreteness and translatability are significantly correlated, and that word concreteness determines the extent of semantic closeness between the translation of English and Chinese word pairs. Concreteness might be a variable that influences how translatable a word is between English and Chinese. However, this influence mainly applies to the semantic cross-transparency between the two languages, not the lexical cross-transparency. A link was proposed between the levels of translatability of a translation pair according to concreteness and associated properties. The paper also discusses the implications of the findings for second language learning and teaching, in particular the ＂translation effect＂ and teachers＇ ＂codeswitching＂ behavior.
