Theme and Thematic Progression in Chinese College Students’ English Essays

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Jing Wei

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This book focuses on how instruction affects English learners’ use of Theme and thematic progression (thematic organization). While thematic organization in learner English has been extensively studied, little research has been done to investigate the effects of instruction on the use of Theme and thematic progression. Adopting a Systemic Functional Grammar approach, this study explores how a ten-week instruction on thematic organization affects Chinese college students’ use of Theme and thematic progression by comparing their English essays before and after the instruction, with native-speaker essays as the research baseline. Second-language acquisition researchers, curriculum developers and foreign language teachers will find this book useful as it not only presents a clear and detailed report of how Chinese college students learn to make better thematic choices, but also provides a well-developed instructional package on Theme and thematic progression.

Author Biography:

Jing Wei is an associate professor in College of International Studies at Southwest University, China. She holds a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics. She has been teaching English as a foreign language for 17 years. Her research interests include second language acquisition, English for specific purposes and foreign language teacher development.

Release date Australia

December 29th, 2015

Author

Jing Wei

Audience

Tertiary Education (US: College)

Edition

1st ed. 2016

Illustrations

16 Tables, color; 95 Tables, black and white; 16 Illustrations, color; 10 Illustrations, black and white; XV, 191 p. 26 illus., 16 illus. in color.

Pages

191

Dimensions

155x235x13

ISBN-13

9789811002533

Product ID

24519092

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