词块在高中英语写作教学中的应用分析-analysis of the application of lexical chunks in senior high school english writing teaching.docxVIP

iiAcknowledgementsBy the completion of my thesis, I would like to express my hearty gratitude to all the people who have given me constant and unselfish help and support.Firstly, my sincere and deepest gratitude goes to my supervisor Tang Zhongshun who offers me constructive suggestions and consistent encouragement at various stages of the thesis. I am deeply impressed by his patience, insightful criticism and his ability to inspire me during writing my thesis. Without his illuminating and valuable advice, the thesis could not have taken on the present form.My thanks also go to the teachers and professors who assisted me in my studies during my three-year graduate study in Hunan University of Science and Technology, especially to Feng Qinglai, Zhou Wenge, Chen Yide and for their great influence on my intellectual growth through their inspiring lectures and precious advice.I am also indebted to my fellow classmates who always encourage me and help me work out many problems I encountered during the difficult process of my thesis writing.Last but not least, I am grateful to my families. With their love and everlasting support, my thesis has been accomplished smoothly.iiiiAbstractEnglish writing is an important skill in language acquisition, and the level of writing is an important index for English ability of English learners. However, English writing is still very difficult for most Chinese senior high students who have learned English for several years. Therefore, how to improve English writing level of senior high school students is a big problem for English teachers in high school. With the development of corpus linguistics in recent years, researchers have found a new type of language structure, which is the lexical chunk. Since then a great deal of attention has been paid to this language structure. The advantage of lexical chunk lies in its combination of vocabulary, grammar and context. As a language structure that has form and function, lexical chunk is a feas