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Abstract

Abstract

The aim of this study is two-fold. First, it demonstrates the use of learner and native speaker spoken Chinese corpora to identify learners’ non-use of the discourse-linking in the narration of stories. To guide students to notice and practice in spoken narrative contexts, we designed and implemented four 50-minute classes of corpus-based instruction. Second, this study investigates the effect of the corpus-based instruction in teaching discourse-linking . Evaluation of the oral production of story narration from the pretest and posttest reveals that the students in the experimental group outperformed the control group. The results suggest that the corpus-based instruction had a positive effect on students’ learning of in storytelling.

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Keyword(s): Chinese; corpus; jiu; second language teaching; 外语教学; ; 汉语; 语料库
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