Uncovering Phrase Teaching Design via Meta-linguistic Sequences in English Textbooks: A Co-selection Perspective

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8921.2015.02.009

Abstract

Abstract: The present paper, within the framework of co-selection theory, sets out to uncover features of phrase teaching design in three phrase-centered English textbooks by analyzing the meta-linguistic sequences in the textbooks. By applying the working model of extended units of meaning to analyzing the co-text of the “word” type words, the study works out the meaningful patterns of the meta-linguistic sequences in the textbooks which either highlight the four aspects of phrase knowledge or represent the two levels of cognitive demands on phrase exercises. Significance of the present research lies in the fact that the descriptive mechanism of co-selection analysis manifests itself as a powerful way to uncover features of a specific pedagogic approach embedded in English textbooks by retrieving recurrent patterns of meta-linguistic sequences.

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LIANG Hongmei. Uncovering Phrase Teaching Design via Meta-linguistic Sequences in English Textbooks: A Co-selection Perspective[J]. Contemporary Foreign Languages Studies, 2015, 15(02): 40-49.

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