This paper discusses the theoretical and practical guidance of cognitive linguistics in the college students＇ English learning. It mainly deals with the English listening on the basis of metcognition, the practice of...This paper discusses the theoretical and practical guidance of cognitive linguistics in the college students＇ English learning. It mainly deals with the English listening on the basis of metcognition, the practice of cognitive linguistics in oral English learning, the practice of cognitive linguistics in English reading, the learning strategy of English writing on the basis of cognitive linguistics and the practice of cognitive linguistics in English translation. The paper draws the conclusion that in any aspects of English learning, i.e. listening, speaking, reading, writing and translating, cognitive linguistics could be practiced. When cognitive linguistics is applied in English learning, the learners can break through the bottlenecks of college English study.展开更多
Cognitive linguistics is one of the modem linguistics schools, and two of its prominent theorists are Lakoff and Langacker. They believe that unlike what Chomsky and his advocates believe the basis of linguistics stud...Cognitive linguistics is one of the modem linguistics schools, and two of its prominent theorists are Lakoff and Langacker. They believe that unlike what Chomsky and his advocates believe the basis of linguistics studies must be meaning and the cognitive faculty of human beings must be considered in this kind of study. One of the hypotheses of cognitive linguistics in Langacker＇s words is that semantics is conceptualization. Conceptualization is an expression which Langacker has used and it is derived from Saussure＇s view of language. One of the evidences that cognitive linguists put forward to proving the hypothesis is the conceptual theory of metaphor which this paper is about.展开更多
Cognitive linguistics is a new approach to language study, which can offer better explanation for language phenomena, and provide more theoretical instructions for English learning. In recent years, the prototype theo...Cognitive linguistics is a new approach to language study, which can offer better explanation for language phenomena, and provide more theoretical instructions for English learning. In recent years, the prototype theory, as the cornerstone of cognitive linguistics, has been employed in different research fields, such as phonology, syntax, semantics, English teaching, etc..This thesis attempts to review and discuss the researches done so far on semantics and categorization based on a cognitive theory -- the prototype theory.展开更多
Cognitive linguistics has gained more and more attention over the years since it provides new horizon to understand language in relation to human experience. At present, it is of prevalence to study education from the...Cognitive linguistics has gained more and more attention over the years since it provides new horizon to understand language in relation to human experience. At present, it is of prevalence to study education from the linguistic perspective. This paper tends to center on education discourses, both written texts and educational practices, and understand their underlying cognitive or cultural models by resorting to the metaphorical theory in cognitive linguistics.展开更多
Metacognitive strategy, as one of the branches of learning strategy, can help students to consciously plan, monitor and evaluate their language learning, thus facilitate it. As a matter of fact, listeuing has long bee...Metacognitive strategy, as one of the branches of learning strategy, can help students to consciously plan, monitor and evaluate their language learning, thus facilitate it. As a matter of fact, listeuing has long been regarded as an important linguistic skill to be developed in college English teaching. However, there are still some misunderstandings which exist among teachers and students. With the development of second language acquisition and listening comprehension, it becomes clear that listening is an active process in which the listener negotiates meanings in a conscious way. Therefore, if teachers can train students in metacognitive strategies in college English listening teaching, students can consciously plan, monitor and evaluate the entire listening process and become an active listener, thus improve their listening proficiency.展开更多
We live in an age of changes. And these changes in science, technology, economy, political systems, and immigration patterns, especially the emergence of Internet, have created a world in which we increasingly interac...We live in an age of changes. And these changes in science, technology, economy, political systems, and immigration patterns, especially the emergence of Internet, have created a world in which we increasingly interact with people from different cultures. The levels of students＇ cultural awareness toward the target language （English） have a profound influence on the foreign language teaching （English） practice and performance. Obviously linguistic knowledge alone is not enough to secure successful interactions with native speakers in cross cultural communications. Cultural mistakes are worse than linguistic ones because they tend to cause misjudgments, or ill feelings between native and foreign speakers. Therefore, this paper mainly discusses the relationship between culture and language, explaining cultural awareness, providing some principles of cultural knowledge teaching and some techniques to develop students＇ cultural awareness through foreign language （English） teaching in high schools.展开更多
文摘This paper discusses the theoretical and practical guidance of cognitive linguistics in the college students＇ English learning. It mainly deals with the English listening on the basis of metcognition, the practice of cognitive linguistics in oral English learning, the practice of cognitive linguistics in English reading, the learning strategy of English writing on the basis of cognitive linguistics and the practice of cognitive linguistics in English translation. The paper draws the conclusion that in any aspects of English learning, i.e. listening, speaking, reading, writing and translating, cognitive linguistics could be practiced. When cognitive linguistics is applied in English learning, the learners can break through the bottlenecks of college English study.
文摘Cognitive linguistics is one of the modem linguistics schools, and two of its prominent theorists are Lakoff and Langacker. They believe that unlike what Chomsky and his advocates believe the basis of linguistics studies must be meaning and the cognitive faculty of human beings must be considered in this kind of study. One of the hypotheses of cognitive linguistics in Langacker＇s words is that semantics is conceptualization. Conceptualization is an expression which Langacker has used and it is derived from Saussure＇s view of language. One of the evidences that cognitive linguists put forward to proving the hypothesis is the conceptual theory of metaphor which this paper is about.
文摘Cognitive linguistics is a new approach to language study, which can offer better explanation for language phenomena, and provide more theoretical instructions for English learning. In recent years, the prototype theory, as the cornerstone of cognitive linguistics, has been employed in different research fields, such as phonology, syntax, semantics, English teaching, etc..This thesis attempts to review and discuss the researches done so far on semantics and categorization based on a cognitive theory -- the prototype theory.
文摘Cognitive linguistics has gained more and more attention over the years since it provides new horizon to understand language in relation to human experience. At present, it is of prevalence to study education from the linguistic perspective. This paper tends to center on education discourses, both written texts and educational practices, and understand their underlying cognitive or cultural models by resorting to the metaphorical theory in cognitive linguistics.
文摘Metacognitive strategy, as one of the branches of learning strategy, can help students to consciously plan, monitor and evaluate their language learning, thus facilitate it. As a matter of fact, listeuing has long been regarded as an important linguistic skill to be developed in college English teaching. However, there are still some misunderstandings which exist among teachers and students. With the development of second language acquisition and listening comprehension, it becomes clear that listening is an active process in which the listener negotiates meanings in a conscious way. Therefore, if teachers can train students in metacognitive strategies in college English listening teaching, students can consciously plan, monitor and evaluate the entire listening process and become an active listener, thus improve their listening proficiency.
文摘We live in an age of changes. And these changes in science, technology, economy, political systems, and immigration patterns, especially the emergence of Internet, have created a world in which we increasingly interact with people from different cultures. The levels of students＇ cultural awareness toward the target language （English） have a profound influence on the foreign language teaching （English） practice and performance. Obviously linguistic knowledge alone is not enough to secure successful interactions with native speakers in cross cultural communications. Cultural mistakes are worse than linguistic ones because they tend to cause misjudgments, or ill feelings between native and foreign speakers. Therefore, this paper mainly discusses the relationship between culture and language, explaining cultural awareness, providing some principles of cultural knowledge teaching and some techniques to develop students＇ cultural awareness through foreign language （English） teaching in high schools.
