Using the Hyland & Tse's classification of metadiscourse,the present study conducts a corpus-based analysis of RAs with non-IMRD structure from the perspective of metadiscourse analysis,in order to probe into ...Using the Hyland & Tse's classification of metadiscourse,the present study conducts a corpus-based analysis of RAs with non-IMRD structure from the perspective of metadiscourse analysis,in order to probe into the employment of discourse strategies and their corresponding communicative goals.展开更多
Mulan,the cartoon rewritten by Disney based on the traditional Chinese folklore,won tremendous praises globally.Under the theoretical framework of the three-dimensional model of critical discourse analysis proposed by...Mulan,the cartoon rewritten by Disney based on the traditional Chinese folklore,won tremendous praises globally.Under the theoretical framework of the three-dimensional model of critical discourse analysis proposed by Norman Fairclough,this research tries to analyze the unique discourse features of Mulan.By the successive analyses of description,interpretation and explanation,this research studies the discourse strategies of Disney movies represented by Mulan,the transmitted ideologies,the causes of the discourse formation and the social effects of the discourse,providing a paradigm for the establishment of Chinese multicultural discourses.展开更多
This paper aims at exploring how the learners' discourse competence could be fully developed in second language acquisition facilitated by teachers through analysis of a piece of written discourse.
With the advent of Internet age,the audience can enjoy more"autonomy"from the internet than from other media.In consequence,it is said that people can keep"clear-minded"before Netnews,and ideology ...With the advent of Internet age,the audience can enjoy more"autonomy"from the internet than from other media.In consequence,it is said that people can keep"clear-minded"before Netnews,and ideology has been weakened and will even disappear in Netnews. However,from a textual perspective,ideology has been strengthened rather than weakened in Netnews.展开更多
A number of approaches have been developed to analyze spoken discourse,based on different theoretical perspectives.Iwould classify the approaches into two categories according to their attitudes toward the nature of s...A number of approaches have been developed to analyze spoken discourse,based on different theoretical perspectives.Iwould classify the approaches into two categories according to their attitudes toward the nature of spoken discourse in this essay.The first group regards spoken discourse in a more static point of view,while the second one takes more consideration of the dynam-ic nature of it.展开更多
As a cross-lingual, cross-cultural, cross-time-and-space communication, religious translation has inevitably been stamped, from the very beginning, with the brand of ideology and has, more or less, been restrained by ...As a cross-lingual, cross-cultural, cross-time-and-space communication, religious translation has inevitably been stamped, from the very beginning, with the brand of ideology and has, more or less, been restrained by political factors there and then. The translated version, very often, cannot truly mirror the essence of the source text mainly because translation is manipulated by the power discourse in the target culture.展开更多
Aiming at finding out some typical features of classroom discourse of the CE classrooms in China context so as to be of assistance to college English majors and their teachers, the present study, by following a four-p...Aiming at finding out some typical features of classroom discourse of the CE classrooms in China context so as to be of assistance to college English majors and their teachers, the present study, by following a four-part process of Recording, Viewing, Transcribing and Analyzing, has made some detailed study on the classroom discourse of several top-quality Comprehensive English classes. And finally, the features of those selected top-quality CE classes and their implications can be described in this paper.展开更多
Discourse analysis has become more and more important in field of English Language Teaching.Based on the "moves" theory and the "problem-solution" rhetorical pattern,this paper aims to discuss diff...Discourse analysis has become more and more important in field of English Language Teaching.Based on the "moves" theory and the "problem-solution" rhetorical pattern,this paper aims to discuss different communicative purposes related to discourse analysis with reference to the discourse structures.Also the implication of exploiting this analysis for teaching purpose will be discussed.展开更多
Discourse analysis has established significant foundation in applied linguistics,thus exerting strong impact on language pedagogy.This paper discusses how to apply a discourse approach to teaching speaking.Speaking wi...Discourse analysis has established significant foundation in applied linguistics,thus exerting strong impact on language pedagogy.This paper discusses how to apply a discourse approach to teaching speaking.Speaking will be discussed from a syllabus point of view as well as from an activity point of view.The following discussion will mainly center on how a discourse approach to speaking could be adopted in teaching EFL students at tertiary level in China.展开更多
The selection of context is not random but limited by linguistic communicators'cognitive environment.Sperber &Wilson propose a more persuasive inferential model on the basis of Grice's theory.They think la...The selection of context is not random but limited by linguistic communicators'cognitive environment.Sperber &Wilson propose a more persuasive inferential model on the basis of Grice's theory.They think language communication is a de ductive and inferential process in which the communicators deal with the information in the context,a set of assumptions,and finally infer the meaning.Since a discourse is the work of language and the product of the process of linguistic communication,the inferential model will also adapt to the discourse analysis.With the inferential model as its basic analyzing framework,this paper puts discourse in a dynamic communicative process to investigate how the discourse receiver selects the context to make the com munication succeed.展开更多
Discourse analysis has drawn great attention among linguistics since its birth.Besides its theoretical research,it has been highly valued in teaching fields.In recent years,researchers in China apply it to listening t...Discourse analysis has drawn great attention among linguistics since its birth.Besides its theoretical research,it has been highly valued in teaching fields.In recent years,researchers in China apply it to listening teaching.This paper presents a review of the relevant research in the following aspects:the processing of listening comprehension;the cohesion and coherence of listening texts,the analysis of context of listening texts,the analysis of textual structure of listening texts,and the analysis of topics of listening texts.For the future domestic research of the effective and efficient application of discourse analysis in listening comprehension,some problems and suggestions have been drawn on.展开更多
This paper makes a study on the significance of theme and its application in discourse analysis.Through the analysis of a news report from The New York Times,the author deeply discusses the importance of theme in the ...This paper makes a study on the significance of theme and its application in discourse analysis.Through the analysis of a news report from The New York Times,the author deeply discusses the importance of theme in the process of discourse analysis.展开更多
This paper reviews some works done to classroom discourse analysis and summaries some peculiarities of foreign language classroom discourse.Some strategies are proposed for the teachers to activate students into commu...This paper reviews some works done to classroom discourse analysis and summaries some peculiarities of foreign language classroom discourse.Some strategies are proposed for the teachers to activate students into communicative teaching activities in classroom for the purpose of improving college English teaching and learning.展开更多
At present,Discourse analysis is very useful in teaching English.This thesis is to explore college English listening teach ing under the DA mode.58 students were selected to complete the project.And as a result,the st...At present,Discourse analysis is very useful in teaching English.This thesis is to explore college English listening teach ing under the DA mode.58 students were selected to complete the project.And as a result,the students’listening skills and com municative competence has been developed greatly after the DA.展开更多
Discourse is a kind of ostensive-inferential communication.Discourse as a communication always occurs in certain context which helps us interpret an utterance.Obviously,context or contextual assumptions play a crucial...Discourse is a kind of ostensive-inferential communication.Discourse as a communication always occurs in certain context which helps us interpret an utterance.Obviously,context or contextual assumptions play a crucial role in answering these questions.Therefore,the crucial point to solve the problem of discourse coherence is how to select the contexts.Context selection is not random but limited by the language users'cognitive environment.According to Relevance Theory,context selection is achieved through seeking for relevance.展开更多
Metaphor,a pervasive language phenomenon,has been our focusing research for a long time.From rhetoricians to psychologists and linguists,we begin to realize how important metaphor is in our cognition and thought.Nearl...Metaphor,a pervasive language phenomenon,has been our focusing research for a long time.From rhetoricians to psychologists and linguists,we begin to realize how important metaphor is in our cognition and thought.Nearly every corner of the society is closely related to metaphor and we can use the theories of metaphor to explain many areas.The author tends to get some inspirations from the research of metaphor and seek for in what way can metaphor help improve college students'discourse comprehension.展开更多
This paper focuses on the analysis of long conversations,which is the newly added question type after the CET innovation.By analyzing similarity and difference of markers and functions in short and long conversations,...This paper focuses on the analysis of long conversations,which is the newly added question type after the CET innovation.By analyzing similarity and difference of markers and functions in short and long conversations,the characteristics of long conversations can be further illustrated.More attention should be paid to discourse markers when practicing long conversations so as to grasp the main idea of dialogue.And this paper also provides inspiration for CET teaching and learning.展开更多
Turn-taking is one of the basic mechanism in conversation.Learners of English may find it difficult to take their turns appropriately,this paper gives the description of turn-taking in classroom discourse and some fac...Turn-taking is one of the basic mechanism in conversation.Learners of English may find it difficult to take their turns appropriately,this paper gives the description of turn-taking in classroom discourse and some factors pertaining to it,and explores its implication for EFL teaching so as to apply it into the practice of the classroom discourse.展开更多
By analysing the nature of inference and discourse comprehension as well as the role and classification of inference, it is concluded that inference is a productive mode of thinking that decides from something known o...By analysing the nature of inference and discourse comprehension as well as the role and classification of inference, it is concluded that inference is a productive mode of thinking that decides from something known or assumed, and the inference in discourse works out the underlying propositions, necessary or elaborative, and the unsaid speaker's meaning. To derive a good inference, one has to make use of world knowledge and share some experiences with the speaker.展开更多
文摘Using the Hyland & Tse's classification of metadiscourse,the present study conducts a corpus-based analysis of RAs with non-IMRD structure from the perspective of metadiscourse analysis,in order to probe into the employment of discourse strategies and their corresponding communicative goals.
文摘Mulan,the cartoon rewritten by Disney based on the traditional Chinese folklore,won tremendous praises globally.Under the theoretical framework of the three-dimensional model of critical discourse analysis proposed by Norman Fairclough,this research tries to analyze the unique discourse features of Mulan.By the successive analyses of description,interpretation and explanation,this research studies the discourse strategies of Disney movies represented by Mulan,the transmitted ideologies,the causes of the discourse formation and the social effects of the discourse,providing a paradigm for the establishment of Chinese multicultural discourses.
文摘This paper aims at exploring how the learners' discourse competence could be fully developed in second language acquisition facilitated by teachers through analysis of a piece of written discourse.
文摘With the advent of Internet age,the audience can enjoy more"autonomy"from the internet than from other media.In consequence,it is said that people can keep"clear-minded"before Netnews,and ideology has been weakened and will even disappear in Netnews. However,from a textual perspective,ideology has been strengthened rather than weakened in Netnews.
文摘A number of approaches have been developed to analyze spoken discourse,based on different theoretical perspectives.Iwould classify the approaches into two categories according to their attitudes toward the nature of spoken discourse in this essay.The first group regards spoken discourse in a more static point of view,while the second one takes more consideration of the dynam-ic nature of it.
文摘As a cross-lingual, cross-cultural, cross-time-and-space communication, religious translation has inevitably been stamped, from the very beginning, with the brand of ideology and has, more or less, been restrained by political factors there and then. The translated version, very often, cannot truly mirror the essence of the source text mainly because translation is manipulated by the power discourse in the target culture.
文摘Aiming at finding out some typical features of classroom discourse of the CE classrooms in China context so as to be of assistance to college English majors and their teachers, the present study, by following a four-part process of Recording, Viewing, Transcribing and Analyzing, has made some detailed study on the classroom discourse of several top-quality Comprehensive English classes. And finally, the features of those selected top-quality CE classes and their implications can be described in this paper.
文摘Discourse analysis has become more and more important in field of English Language Teaching.Based on the "moves" theory and the "problem-solution" rhetorical pattern,this paper aims to discuss different communicative purposes related to discourse analysis with reference to the discourse structures.Also the implication of exploiting this analysis for teaching purpose will be discussed.
文摘Discourse analysis has established significant foundation in applied linguistics,thus exerting strong impact on language pedagogy.This paper discusses how to apply a discourse approach to teaching speaking.Speaking will be discussed from a syllabus point of view as well as from an activity point of view.The following discussion will mainly center on how a discourse approach to speaking could be adopted in teaching EFL students at tertiary level in China.
文摘The selection of context is not random but limited by linguistic communicators'cognitive environment.Sperber &Wilson propose a more persuasive inferential model on the basis of Grice's theory.They think language communication is a de ductive and inferential process in which the communicators deal with the information in the context,a set of assumptions,and finally infer the meaning.Since a discourse is the work of language and the product of the process of linguistic communication,the inferential model will also adapt to the discourse analysis.With the inferential model as its basic analyzing framework,this paper puts discourse in a dynamic communicative process to investigate how the discourse receiver selects the context to make the com munication succeed.
文摘Discourse analysis has drawn great attention among linguistics since its birth.Besides its theoretical research,it has been highly valued in teaching fields.In recent years,researchers in China apply it to listening teaching.This paper presents a review of the relevant research in the following aspects:the processing of listening comprehension;the cohesion and coherence of listening texts,the analysis of context of listening texts,the analysis of textual structure of listening texts,and the analysis of topics of listening texts.For the future domestic research of the effective and efficient application of discourse analysis in listening comprehension,some problems and suggestions have been drawn on.
文摘This paper makes a study on the significance of theme and its application in discourse analysis.Through the analysis of a news report from The New York Times,the author deeply discusses the importance of theme in the process of discourse analysis.
文摘This paper reviews some works done to classroom discourse analysis and summaries some peculiarities of foreign language classroom discourse.Some strategies are proposed for the teachers to activate students into communicative teaching activities in classroom for the purpose of improving college English teaching and learning.
文摘At present,Discourse analysis is very useful in teaching English.This thesis is to explore college English listening teach ing under the DA mode.58 students were selected to complete the project.And as a result,the students’listening skills and com municative competence has been developed greatly after the DA.
文摘Discourse is a kind of ostensive-inferential communication.Discourse as a communication always occurs in certain context which helps us interpret an utterance.Obviously,context or contextual assumptions play a crucial role in answering these questions.Therefore,the crucial point to solve the problem of discourse coherence is how to select the contexts.Context selection is not random but limited by the language users'cognitive environment.According to Relevance Theory,context selection is achieved through seeking for relevance.
文摘Metaphor,a pervasive language phenomenon,has been our focusing research for a long time.From rhetoricians to psychologists and linguists,we begin to realize how important metaphor is in our cognition and thought.Nearly every corner of the society is closely related to metaphor and we can use the theories of metaphor to explain many areas.The author tends to get some inspirations from the research of metaphor and seek for in what way can metaphor help improve college students'discourse comprehension.
文摘This paper focuses on the analysis of long conversations,which is the newly added question type after the CET innovation.By analyzing similarity and difference of markers and functions in short and long conversations,the characteristics of long conversations can be further illustrated.More attention should be paid to discourse markers when practicing long conversations so as to grasp the main idea of dialogue.And this paper also provides inspiration for CET teaching and learning.
文摘Turn-taking is one of the basic mechanism in conversation.Learners of English may find it difficult to take their turns appropriately,this paper gives the description of turn-taking in classroom discourse and some factors pertaining to it,and explores its implication for EFL teaching so as to apply it into the practice of the classroom discourse.
文摘By analysing the nature of inference and discourse comprehension as well as the role and classification of inference, it is concluded that inference is a productive mode of thinking that decides from something known or assumed, and the inference in discourse works out the underlying propositions, necessary or elaborative, and the unsaid speaker's meaning. To derive a good inference, one has to make use of world knowledge and share some experiences with the speaker.
