A Study of the Main Obstacles to the Development of Advanced Lexical Competence

The present study is to explore the main obstacles to the development of lexical competence in advanced English study. It is conducted by having questionnaires and interviews among 220 students and by analyzing the teaching materials. The findings to the study indicate that the main obstacles are caused from the following aspects： neglecting the importance of developing vocabulary in the advanced study; neglecting activating the students＇ directing sense and detecting sense to difficult words; low rate of word recurrence in the teaching materials; requiring distinguishing the shade of the difference between synonyms excessively and too meticulously; overemphasizing the ＂negative transfer＂ of mother tongue; and some other obstacles to the development of lexical competence.

语言文化与认知视角下的英语习语教学方法研究

文章深入探讨了英语习语的学习及其对语言习得的影响,强调了习语的学习难度及其深植于文化和语言的根源。文章通过对习语中的双重语义的深度剖析,帮助学习者提高理解力和实际应用能力。文章提出,利用构式语法对习语进行系统化分类和教学,可有效增强学习者的语言感知。此外,采用多模态教学方法能够激发学习者的兴趣,加深对习语所蕴含的文化和情境的理解,提升学习效果。总之,文章从语言文化和认知角度出发,为英语习语的教学和学习提供了全面审视和具体策略。