The paper discusses SL learners＇ lexical competence from O＇Connor＇s Five Steps of Vocabulary Acquisition Theory, Collins ＆ Loftus＇s Semantic Network Theory and Fay ＆ Cutler＇s Mental Lexicon Theory. From the dis...The paper discusses SL learners＇ lexical competence from O＇Connor＇s Five Steps of Vocabulary Acquisition Theory, Collins ＆ Loftus＇s Semantic Network Theory and Fay ＆ Cutler＇s Mental Lexicon Theory. From the discussion, the author finds that second language learners＇ lexical competence includes the following aspects： the ability to recall the words which are similar to the target words in spelling and pronunciation; the ability to recall the synonyms of the target words; the ability to recall the antonyms of the target words; and the ability to recall the related words which come together with the target words in a context. Meanwhile it advances some strategies to develop the corresponding competence.展开更多
This article starts by discussing the potential disadvantages of traditional assessment towards young English as a Second Language(ESL)learners within the American public school education system.In response to such di...This article starts by discussing the potential disadvantages of traditional assessment towards young English as a Second Language(ESL)learners within the American public school education system.In response to such disadvantages,researchers’call for the implementation of alternative assessments(AAs)is therefore introduced along with the various benefits of AAs.However,the current mainstream education policy in the US,namely No Child Left Behind(NCLB)Policy,is still largely based on the tra ditional ways of testing,making policy-oriented implementation of AAs on large scales remarkably difficult.After careful analysis,the author points out several implications concerning how,under such an existing policy of NCLB,can practitioners effectively accommodate young ESL learners by applying the power of AAs.展开更多
文摘The paper discusses SL learners＇ lexical competence from O＇Connor＇s Five Steps of Vocabulary Acquisition Theory, Collins ＆ Loftus＇s Semantic Network Theory and Fay ＆ Cutler＇s Mental Lexicon Theory. From the discussion, the author finds that second language learners＇ lexical competence includes the following aspects： the ability to recall the words which are similar to the target words in spelling and pronunciation; the ability to recall the synonyms of the target words; the ability to recall the antonyms of the target words; and the ability to recall the related words which come together with the target words in a context. Meanwhile it advances some strategies to develop the corresponding competence.
文摘This article starts by discussing the potential disadvantages of traditional assessment towards young English as a Second Language(ESL)learners within the American public school education system.In response to such disadvantages,researchers’call for the implementation of alternative assessments(AAs)is therefore introduced along with the various benefits of AAs.However,the current mainstream education policy in the US,namely No Child Left Behind(NCLB)Policy,is still largely based on the tra ditional ways of testing,making policy-oriented implementation of AAs on large scales remarkably difficult.After careful analysis,the author points out several implications concerning how,under such an existing policy of NCLB,can practitioners effectively accommodate young ESL learners by applying the power of AAs.
