Zhang Rui
Research Center for Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Xi'an International Studies University, Xi'an, China.
School of English Studies, Xi'an International Studies University, Xi'an, China.
Front Psychol. 2022 Jul 27;13:927636. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.927636. eCollection 2022.
Morphology is the study of word forms and the ways in which words are varied and related to other words in a language. It has been regarded as an essential discipline that is indispensable in language acquisition. It helps learners to figure out the word structure and meaning, particularly the meaning changing of morphemes, which is pivotal for defining words. The present study focuses on developing morphological knowledge with online corpora which are the useful tools for teaching and learning the changes happened in English. Given this light, this research reports an ESL vocabulary classroom in which the instructor designs vocabulary classroom activities with COCA, BNC, TIME MAGAZINE corpus to enrich students' English vocabulary knowledge, help them master word usage, and foster their corpus literacy. This study is oriented by the framework of Classroom Action Research (CAR). Students' classroom performances were recorded and their self-reflections of learning experiences were collected for thematic analysis. The results indicate that, firstly, students' morphological knowledge has been developed as well as their vocabulary knowledge; secondly, their vocabulary self-regulated learning motivation has been incentivised that they are able to answer their own queries about words; thirdly, students' corpus literacy has been fostered, which facilitates their ongoing vocabulary learning; last but not least, a community of inquiry has been established in which students collaborate to construct vocabulary knowledge. The study has wider implications for constructing the student-centered vocabulary classroom and implementing corpus-based instruction in other second language vocabulary classrooms.
形态学是对词形以及词在一种语言中如何变化并与其他词相关联的研究。它被视为语言习得中不可或缺的一门基础学科。它帮助学习者弄清楚单词的结构和意义，特别是语素的意义变化，这对于定义单词至关重要。本研究聚焦于利用在线语料库来培养形态学知识，这些语料库是教授和学习英语中发生的变化的有用工具。鉴于此，本研究报告了一个ESL词汇课堂，在这个课堂中教师利用美国当代英语语料库（COCA）、英国国家语料库（BNC）、《时代》杂志语料库设计词汇课堂活动，以丰富学生的英语词汇知识，帮助他们掌握单词用法，并培养他们的语料库素养。本研究以课堂行动研究（CAR）框架为导向。记录了学生的课堂表现，并收集了他们对学习经历的自我反思进行主题分析。结果表明，第一，学生的形态学知识和词汇知识都得到了发展；第二，他们的词汇自我调节学习动机得到了激发，他们能够自己解答关于单词的疑问；第三，学生的语料库素养得到了培养，这促进了他们持续的词汇学习；最后但同样重要的是，建立了一个探究共同体，学生们在其中合作构建词汇知识。该研究对于构建以学生为中心的词汇课堂以及在其他第二语言词汇课堂中实施基于语料库的教学具有更广泛的意义。
