Few studies have to date gone behind the scenes to unveil the hidden metaphor-metonymy structure underpinning the input hypothesis （ Krashen 1981 ） despite overt attention paid to it over the years. In an effort to ...Few studies have to date gone behind the scenes to unveil the hidden metaphor-metonymy structure underpinning the input hypothesis （ Krashen 1981 ） despite overt attention paid to it over the years. In an effort to use a fine-grained metaphor-analysis approach（ e. g. , Lakoffand Johnson 1980, 1999） to revisit the input hypothesis, this study looks into its thrust--the causal effect of comprehensible input upon comprehension--in the hope of charting out its hidden organization. By discovering a theme of CAUSATION pivoted on space-based metaphors and metonyrnies, the present study brings to relief two fallacies committed in the input hypothesis. First, the heavy dependence on the prototypicaUy physical-spatial hierarchy leads to a red-herring fallacy, whose inconsistency defies rather than supports its statement about comprehensible input as the overriding cause. Second, although there is no denying that comprehensible input is a significant source of language gains, to enthrone it as the sole causal variable to the exclusion of all the other important variables, especially the agency of the 1.2 learner who should have been positioned in the spotlight in the first place, is another fallacy of immense magnitude.展开更多
As the world is becoming more and more connected,the education system needs to provide each learner with an equal opportunity for success.Measures should put in place to ensure that obtaining an education is made poss...As the world is becoming more and more connected,the education system needs to provide each learner with an equal opportunity for success.Measures should put in place to ensure that obtaining an education is made possible for all students,including foreign students,such as English speakers in China and Chinese speakers in the United Kingdom.The biggest obstacle to making this dream a reality is that very few educators are sufficiently equipped to understand the foundational knowledge with regards to teaching learners of speaking a different language from the regional language,raising the need for target language acquisition.This paper will look into the Acculturation model of second language acquisition and Stephen Krashen's theory of second language acquisition.Since educators are increasingly being forced to teach students speaking foreign languages understanding second language acquisition is very important.Understanding the process of second language acquisition may be important to educators and enable students in second language acquisition.展开更多
After China entering into WTO, various problems prominently appeared in higher education; the coming of the Information Age challenged the traditional English teaching. How can we improve the quality of English Teachi...After China entering into WTO, various problems prominently appeared in higher education; the coming of the Information Age challenged the traditional English teaching. How can we improve the quality of English Teaching The author, under the guidance of the theory of autonomous learning, has established ACT Teaching Model through many years of teaching practice in college, with an aim to stimulate students' learning interests, cultivate their cultural quality, and enhance their comprehensive competence of learning English.展开更多
文摘Few studies have to date gone behind the scenes to unveil the hidden metaphor-metonymy structure underpinning the input hypothesis （ Krashen 1981 ） despite overt attention paid to it over the years. In an effort to use a fine-grained metaphor-analysis approach（ e. g. , Lakoffand Johnson 1980, 1999） to revisit the input hypothesis, this study looks into its thrust--the causal effect of comprehensible input upon comprehension--in the hope of charting out its hidden organization. By discovering a theme of CAUSATION pivoted on space-based metaphors and metonyrnies, the present study brings to relief two fallacies committed in the input hypothesis. First, the heavy dependence on the prototypicaUy physical-spatial hierarchy leads to a red-herring fallacy, whose inconsistency defies rather than supports its statement about comprehensible input as the overriding cause. Second, although there is no denying that comprehensible input is a significant source of language gains, to enthrone it as the sole causal variable to the exclusion of all the other important variables, especially the agency of the 1.2 learner who should have been positioned in the spotlight in the first place, is another fallacy of immense magnitude.
文摘As the world is becoming more and more connected,the education system needs to provide each learner with an equal opportunity for success.Measures should put in place to ensure that obtaining an education is made possible for all students,including foreign students,such as English speakers in China and Chinese speakers in the United Kingdom.The biggest obstacle to making this dream a reality is that very few educators are sufficiently equipped to understand the foundational knowledge with regards to teaching learners of speaking a different language from the regional language,raising the need for target language acquisition.This paper will look into the Acculturation model of second language acquisition and Stephen Krashen's theory of second language acquisition.Since educators are increasingly being forced to teach students speaking foreign languages understanding second language acquisition is very important.Understanding the process of second language acquisition may be important to educators and enable students in second language acquisition.
文摘After China entering into WTO, various problems prominently appeared in higher education; the coming of the Information Age challenged the traditional English teaching. How can we improve the quality of English Teaching The author, under the guidance of the theory of autonomous learning, has established ACT Teaching Model through many years of teaching practice in college, with an aim to stimulate students' learning interests, cultivate their cultural quality, and enhance their comprehensive competence of learning English.
