{"title":"Learning and Teaching L2 Collocations: Insights from Research","authors":"Paweł Szudarski","doi":"10.18806/TESL.V34I3.1280","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this article is to present and summarize the main research findings inthe area of learning and teaching second language (L2) collocations. Being a largepart of naturally occurring language, collocations and other types of multiwordunits (e.g., idioms, phrasal verbs, lexical bundles) have been identified as importantaspects of L2 proficiency that need to be promoted through language instruction.However, while in recent years the field of applied linguistics has witnessedan impressive rise in the number of studies exploring the process of learning andusing L2 collocations, there is still little consensus as to the most effective waysof enhancing this kind of knowledge. The aim of this article is to review the literaturein this area, highlight the main findings pertaining to teaching English as asecond (ESL) and foreign (EFL) learners, and point to future research directions.L’objectif de cet article est de presenter et resumer les resultats principaux derecherche dans le domaine de l’apprentissage et l’enseignement des expressions figeesen L2. Constituant une partie importante d’une langue naturelle, les expressionsfigees et d’autres types d’unites composees (p. ex. expressions idiomatiques,verbes a particule) sont des aspects importants de la competence en L2 que l’enseignementde la langue doit promouvoir. Toutefois, si le nombre d’etudes portantsur l’apprentissage et l’emploi des expressions figees en L2 a augmente de faconimportante dans le domaine de la linguistique appliquee recemment, un faibleconsensus existe quant aux moyens qui sont les plus efficaces pour favoriser cesconnaissances. L’objectif de cet article est d’examiner la litterature de ce domaine,souligner les resultats principaux relatifs a l’enseignement de l’anglais langueseconde et l’anglais langue etrangere, et indiquer des pistes de recherches futures.","PeriodicalId":45904,"journal":{"name":"TESL Canada Journal","volume":"3 1","pages":"205-216"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5000,"publicationDate":"2017-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"11","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"TESL Canada Journal","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.18806/TESL.V34I3.1280","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The aim of this article is to present and summarize the main research findings inthe area of learning and teaching second language (L2) collocations. Being a largepart of naturally occurring language, collocations and other types of multiwordunits (e.g., idioms, phrasal verbs, lexical bundles) have been identified as importantaspects of L2 proficiency that need to be promoted through language instruction.However, while in recent years the field of applied linguistics has witnessedan impressive rise in the number of studies exploring the process of learning andusing L2 collocations, there is still little consensus as to the most effective waysof enhancing this kind of knowledge. The aim of this article is to review the literaturein this area, highlight the main findings pertaining to teaching English as asecond (ESL) and foreign (EFL) learners, and point to future research directions.L’objectif de cet article est de presenter et resumer les resultats principaux derecherche dans le domaine de l’apprentissage et l’enseignement des expressions figeesen L2. Constituant une partie importante d’une langue naturelle, les expressionsfigees et d’autres types d’unites composees (p. ex. expressions idiomatiques,verbes a particule) sont des aspects importants de la competence en L2 que l’enseignementde la langue doit promouvoir. Toutefois, si le nombre d’etudes portantsur l’apprentissage et l’emploi des expressions figees en L2 a augmente de faconimportante dans le domaine de la linguistique appliquee recemment, un faibleconsensus existe quant aux moyens qui sont les plus efficaces pour favoriser cesconnaissances. L’objectif de cet article est d’examiner la litterature de ce domaine,souligner les resultats principaux relatifs a l’enseignement de l’anglais langueseconde et l’anglais langue etrangere, et indiquer des pistes de recherches futures.