Corpus Evaluation
Replication of a Study (Jiang, 2006) Using the MICASE
Option: Option 3 for replication of a study (Jiang, 2006) using the MICASE
Student Numbers: 148047; 741025; 687490
Word count:2876
Replication of a study (Jiang, 2006) using MICASE
1. Introduction
Nowadays, a large amount of researchers are paying their attention on the demand of producing “communicatively appropriate performance” (Schmidt & Richards, 1980) as well as development of pragmatic competence. In fact, many of the learners of a target language probably do not realize that some socially and culturally inappropriate patterns may lead to misunderstandings or misinterpretations. Pragmatic failures between language learners and native speakers of a target language show up as a universal phenomenon in the process of learning another foreign language. Therefore, more efforts should be made to probe into the reasons that may cause these failures and therefore find appropriate approaches to reduce their effects on communication. Drawn on Jiang’s (2006) research, this analysis makes an attempt to encompass two aspects: the contrast between the interactions during Study Groups and Service Encounters, and the comparison of syntactic structures of suggestions between 3 old and 3 new ESL textbooks. Pertinent differences between the findings of this study and those in Jiang (2006) will be discussed.
2. The speech act of suggestions in L2 pragmatics
According to John Flowerdew (2013, p. 79), when the speech act is under discussion, what will be concerned is “the functional, or communicative, value of utterances, with language used to perform actions”. Searle (1976) divided speech acts into 5 categories which are representatives (to tell people how things are), directives (to get the addressee to do something), commissives (the speaker is committed to do something), expressives (feelings and attitudes are conveyed) and declarations (they cause a change to happen) respectively. Therefore,
Option: Option 3 for replication of a study (Jiang, 2006) using the MICASE
Student Numbers: 148047; 741025; 687490
Word count:2876
Replication of a study (Jiang, 2006) using MICASE
1. Introduction
Nowadays, a large amount of researchers are paying their attention on the demand of producing “communicatively appropriate performance” (Schmidt & Richards, 1980) as well as development of pragmatic competence. In fact, many of the learners of a target language probably do not realize that some socially and culturally inappropriate patterns may lead to misunderstandings or misinterpretations. Pragmatic failures between language learners and native speakers of a target language show up as a universal phenomenon in the process of learning another foreign language. Therefore, more efforts should be made to probe into the reasons that may cause these failures and therefore find appropriate approaches to reduce their effects on communication. Drawn on Jiang’s (2006) research, this analysis makes an attempt to encompass two aspects: the contrast between the interactions during Study Groups and Service Encounters, and the comparison of syntactic structures of suggestions between 3 old and 3 new ESL textbooks. Pertinent differences between the findings of this study and those in Jiang (2006) will be discussed.
2. The speech act of suggestions in L2 pragmatics
According to John Flowerdew (2013, p. 79), when the speech act is under discussion, what will be concerned is “the functional, or communicative, value of utterances, with language used to perform actions”. Searle (1976) divided speech acts into 5 categories which are representatives (to tell people how things are), directives (to get the addressee to do something), commissives (the speaker is committed to do something), expressives (feelings and attitudes are conveyed) and declarations (they cause a change to happen) respectively. Therefore,
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