Supporting collocation learning and teaching with a Chinese collocation profile database

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dc.citation.issue2
dc.citation.volume7
dc.contributor.authorGuo S
dc.contributor.authorLi S
dc.date.available2016-12
dc.date.available2016-06-30
dc.date.issued2016-12
dc.description.abstractRecent studies on collocation have indicated that L2 collocation competence is a crucial factor that distinguishes L2 learners from fluent native speakers. However, mastery of collocation has proved difficult because of the sheer number of collocations in the targeted language. Although a great number of ICT tools have been integrated into language teaching and learning, academically sound and pedagogically enriched computer assisted collocation learning environments are still rare and inadequate in the field of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (TCFL). This paper reports an attempt to construct a Chinese Collocation Profile Database (CCPD) with more targeted selections of collocations, an improved database, and more pedagogically sound online activities in collocation learning. The study first identifies commonly confused collocations for CFL learners from the HSK corpus, and then obtains each collocation’s high-frequency collocates from the BCC corpus based upon the strictly applied set of criteria using the corpus analysis toolkit AntConc. Collocation patterns for each collocate are also summarized for learners and teachers. Five types of activities are designed accordingly to train learners on methods for improving upon their collocation competence.
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dc.description.publication-statusPublished
dc.edition.edition1
dc.format.extent38 - 57 (20)
dc.identifierhttp://www.tclt.us/journal/
dc.identifierhttp://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/expertise/profile.cfm?stref=306250
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dc.identifier.citationJournal of Technology and Chinese Language Teaching, 2016, 1, 7 (2), pp. 38 - 57 (20)
dc.identifier.elements-id351632
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn1949-260X
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherChina Social Sciences Press
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.tclt.us/journal/
dc.relation.isPartOfJournal of Technology and Chinese Language Teaching
dc.relation.urihttp://www.tclt.us/journal/2016v7n2/guoli.pdf
dc.titleSupporting collocation learning and teaching with a Chinese collocation profile database
dc.typeJournal article
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences/School of Humanities, Media & Creative Communication
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