词块理论对高中英语写作能力影响的实证分析-an empirical analysis of the influence of lexical chunk theory on senior high school english writing ability.docxVIP

万方数据万方数据AcknowledgementsI can not finish this thesis without the help and support of many people who will be acknowledged here gratefully.First of all, I would like to express my greatest thanks to my supervisor Associate Professor Zhang Juan who has provided instructive guidance, consistent support and insightful suggestions during the whole process of my thesis writing. During the short two years in the Qinghai Normal University, her cautious and sincere attitude towards academic pursuits have influenced me de and driven me to go forward in the future life.I also want to show my grateful appreciation to all the teachers and professors in the Qinghai Normal University, whose enlightening lectures and efforts assist me in the postgraduate study.Last but not least, I would like to deliver my thanks to my beloved classmates and family. My classmate Zhang Chuanrui provided me with technological support about corpus during the thesis writing.IAn Empirical Study of Lexical Chunks in Senior High School English WritingABSTRACTWriting, the most difficult competences among the four English basic skills - listening, speaking, reading and writing, is undoubtedly an important way of language output. To accomplish the writing task, students are required not only to master a fairly large vocabulary, but to express their ideas in writing fluently. In recent years, English writing has gained greater concern, however, the existing English writing capability of senior high school students could hardly come up to the new standard and embarrassing problems of insufficient vocabulary, Chinglish expressions and inappropriate use of words are some of the major obstacles in the development of their writing skills. So some scholars have been finding a new teaching approach to improve the English writing competence of senior high school.In 1993, Michael Lewis presented lexical approach and viewed lexical chunks as the core of English study. Lexical chunks are the special phenomenon in Englis