胡壮麟《语言学教程》第十一章Linguistics_and_foreign_language_teaching.ppt

ppt课件 ppt课件 Chapter 11 Linguistics and Language Teaching * ppt课件 Applied linguistics definition.(P.353) firstly: Theoretical views of language explicitly or implicitly inform the approaches and methods adopted in language teaching. secondly, applied linguistics state the insights and implications that linguistic theories have on the language teaching methodology. * ppt课件 1.1 Grammar As a compromise between the “purely form-focused approaches” and the “purely meaning-focused” approaches, a recent movement called focus on form seems to take a more balanced view on the role of grammar in language learning. Do we teach grammar? How do we teach grammar? * ppt课件 Universal Grammar Two variables concerning the amenability of language elements to focus on form are the relevance of Universal Grammar (UG) and the complexity of language structures. According to the advocates of focus on form, if an L2 structure is part of UG, the amenability is high; otherwise, the amenability is low. * ppt课件 The problem is that no one knows for sure what exactly is part of UG. It is here that the study of linguistics comes into play. The study of UG, which is often considered as the theory for the sake of theory, is now needed in language learning research in the most practical sense. * ppt课件 The study of UG has attracted considerable attention from many second language acquisition researchers because knowledge of linguistic universals may help to shape L2 acquisition in a number of ways. For example, it can provide explanations for developmental sequences and language transfer. * ppt课件 Structural complexity It can be assumed that less complex structures have higher amenability, but complexity is hard to define. Formally simple structures can be functionally complex and formally complex items are not necessarily functionally complex. Again we resort to linguistics in order to have a better understanding of the complexity of language structures. * ppt课件 1.2 Input Language learning ca