主 题：Processing collocations in a second language

讲座一:Processing collocations in a second language: Congruency, frequency of input, and compositionality

时 间：2014年6月24日14:30-16:30

地 点: 北校区第九教学楼204室 (黄华讲堂)

讲座二: Processing collocations in a second language: Accounting for the congruency effect

时 间：2014年6月30日9:00-11:00

地 点: 北校区第九教学楼204室 (黄华讲堂)

研讨会：Second language acquisition and its implications for ESL teaching

时 间：2014年6月27日上午9:00-11:00

地 点：北校区第九教学楼204室 (黄华讲堂)

主讲人：Dr. Brent Wolter

语 言：英语

主办单位：国际合作与交流处

承办单位：国际商务英语学院

活动对象：广东外语外贸大学全体师生

讲座内容简介：

Second language acquisition research has shifted from an almost exclusive focus on syntax to also include careful consideration of the importance of lexis. Lexis is defined not only individual words, but also commonly-occurring groups of words that are thought to be collectively linked to a single meaning (e.g. ‘on the other hand’, ‘by and large’, etc.). This lecture will present the speaker’s recent research investigating one particular type of lexical pattern known as collocation. Collocations are patterns that are determined more by convention than grammatical and semantic restrictions in a language (e.g. in English ‘tell a lie’ is natural but ‘speak a lie’ is not). Collocations can also vary from language to language, so they sometimes present a particular challenge to second language learners. The lectures will explain a series of studies designed to determine what factors affect the processing of collocations in a second language at a psychological level. The lectures will also discuss two recent studies that have been conducted in an effort to test two possible theoretical explanations for this congruency effect.

主讲人简介：

Brent Wolter is an associate professor and the director of TESOL at Idaho State University in the United States. He holds a B.A. degree from Wartburg College (USA), an M.A. from the University of Birmingham (UK), and a Ph.D. from the University of Wales (UK). He has published in journals such as Applied Linguistics, Applied Psycholinguistics, ELT Journal, Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Second Language Research, and System. He also has extensive experience as an ESL/EFL teacher. In 2010, he received the Master Teacher award at Idaho State University.