Second Language Acquisition （SLA） is influenced by many different factors. This paper attempts to discuss the age factor in SLA, particularly explores the learners＇ acquisition of accent. The author firstly introdu...Second Language Acquisition （SLA） is influenced by many different factors. This paper attempts to discuss the age factor in SLA, particularly explores the learners＇ acquisition of accent. The author firstly introduces the topic and reviews the literature on Critical Period Hypothesis （CPH）. Then, the optimal age to attain the native-like accent is discussed. Finally, the author describes some other elements that influence the acquisition of accent and draws a natural conclusion that the topic in this paper needs more profound research.展开更多
Some Chinese learners of English, even though with a good command of English grammar and a large vocabulary, still make mistakes in writing sentences with respect to lexical combination and semantic well-formedness.Th...Some Chinese learners of English, even though with a good command of English grammar and a large vocabulary, still make mistakes in writing sentences with respect to lexical combination and semantic well-formedness.This paper aims to prove that there exist collocation differences across languages and discusses their effect upon English vocabulary teaching. It introduces the types of collocation and explores the factors that trigger cross-linguistic differences in collocation. We suggest that great attention to collocation be given in English vocabulary teaching.展开更多
文摘Second Language Acquisition （SLA） is influenced by many different factors. This paper attempts to discuss the age factor in SLA, particularly explores the learners＇ acquisition of accent. The author firstly introduces the topic and reviews the literature on Critical Period Hypothesis （CPH）. Then, the optimal age to attain the native-like accent is discussed. Finally, the author describes some other elements that influence the acquisition of accent and draws a natural conclusion that the topic in this paper needs more profound research.
文摘Some Chinese learners of English, even though with a good command of English grammar and a large vocabulary, still make mistakes in writing sentences with respect to lexical combination and semantic well-formedness.This paper aims to prove that there exist collocation differences across languages and discusses their effect upon English vocabulary teaching. It introduces the types of collocation and explores the factors that trigger cross-linguistic differences in collocation. We suggest that great attention to collocation be given in English vocabulary teaching.
