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{"title":"Structural and Functional Usages of Lexical Bundle in Native and Non-Native English Sociology Academic Writings: A Comparative Study Based on MICUSP","authors":"Bingren Long, Shaohui Shao, Juan Yao, Junchen Zhang","doi":"10.22158/eltls.v6n4p11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22158/eltls.v6n4p11","url":null,"abstract":"Framed within Biber’s structural classification and Hyland’s functional classification, this study investigates the structural and functional uses of four-word lexical bundles in sociology academic writings by native (NS) and non-native speakers (NNS) of English by using the Michigan Corpus of Upper-level Student Papers (MICUSP) and tools such as AntConc and Xu Jiajin’s Log-Likelihood Ratio Test Calculator. The statistical findings reveal that both NS and NNS predominantly use noun phrase-based bundles, reflecting their critical role in sociology academic discourse. However, NNS exhibit a significantly higher usage of prepositional phrase-based bundles, indicating a strategy to enhance clarity and coherence. Functionally, while both groups rely heavily on research-oriented bundles, NNS employ text-oriented bundles more frequently, suggesting a heightened focus on ensuring textual coherence as a compensatory strategy for managing discourse. Conversely, NS more frequently use participant-oriented bundles, indicating greater rhetorical sophistication and personal engagement with the reader. The study contributes to linguistic theories by elucidating how lexical bundles function within the context of sociology and offering practical implications for English for Academic Purposes (EAP) instruction in sociology, emphasizing the need for targeted support in both the structural and functional aspects of lexical bundles and in improving academic writing skills.","PeriodicalId":507147,"journal":{"name":"English Language Teaching and Linguistics Studies","volume":" 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141671471","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Unveiling the Overlooked Negative Effects that are Spawned by Cognitive Ability on L2 Learning: Bridging the Research Gap","authors":"Yingyang Li, Jinming Liang, Zirui Zhao, Kexin Li","doi":"10.22158/eltls.v6n4p1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22158/eltls.v6n4p1","url":null,"abstract":"Although cognitive ability is essential to second language acquisition (SLA), there can be major obstacles associated with it. This study looks into how cognitive ability affects Chinese adults preparing for the IELTS exam by having them learn English. We discovered via a number of experiments (62 Chinese students took part in) that adult learners frequently rely on well-known language systems, which can result in inefficiency and lower-quality language output. These results point to a possible detrimental relationship between cognitive ability and SLA, especially in adults who have passed the critical age. By examining these effects from linguistic, neurological, and psychological angles, the study provides insights into the ways in which cognitive factors can facilitate or impede language acquisition.","PeriodicalId":507147,"journal":{"name":"English Language Teaching and Linguistics Studies","volume":" 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141675898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Spatial Perspectives on Amelia's Changing Power","authors":"Junru Yang","doi":"10.22158/eltls.v6n3p223","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22158/eltls.v6n3p223","url":null,"abstract":"Carson McCullers writes about lonely people, and the themes of loneliness, isolation and alienation run through all of her work and are engraved in all aspects of her personal life. In one of her novels, there is a heroine called Amelia. Her house undergoes a series of changes, from a store to a café and to a closed mansion. At the same time, Amelia's power also changes as the space changes. This dynamic relationship of power is in part consistent with Foucault's theory of power. Therefore, this paper attempts to link space and power and further analyze the reasons behind Amelia's final tragedy.","PeriodicalId":507147,"journal":{"name":"English Language Teaching and Linguistics Studies","volume":"320 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141691847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Education Equity in College English Stratified Teaching","authors":"Xiaohui Li","doi":"10.22158/eltls.v6n3p177","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22158/eltls.v6n3p177","url":null,"abstract":"This article presents the findings of an empirical study that evaluated the effect of stratified teaching on the achievement of education equity in college English teaching. The study employed a mixed method of observation, interview and questionnaire survey to explore the inner connection between stratification and equity in the context of education. Results from quantitative analysis showed that students' academic achievements were strongly impacted by the application of stratified teaching. Data elicited from classroom observation and interviews lead to the same conclusion: In classes where stratified instruction were systematically employed, students gained better learning progress and perception of education equity. The findings also suggest that the quality of teaching had a corresponding effect on students' academic achievements and understanding of education equity. This study highlights the importance of applying stratified education systematically and offers some useful recommendations for promoting equity, optimizing quality and improving educational effectiveness","PeriodicalId":507147,"journal":{"name":"English Language Teaching and Linguistics Studies","volume":" 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141371214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Attitudes towards Chinese-English Code-Mixing in Mainland China: Why Some Code-Mixings Are Negatively Regarded","authors":"Yemuzi Li","doi":"10.22158/eltls.v6n3p168","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22158/eltls.v6n3p168","url":null,"abstract":"In mainland China, previous studies have shown that Chinese-English code-mixing is gaining wide popularity while very limited researches focus on the public attitudes towards Chinese-English code-mixing. This paper therefore investigates the general perception of Chinese-English code-mixing in mainland China, specifically whether code-mixing is viewed favorably or unfavorably. By conducting online questionnaires which mainly examine the English proficiency of the respondents, their code-mixing usages and their attitudes towards code-mixing in mainland China, this paper aims to find out whether different types of code-mixings would lead to different attitudes of respondents, moreover, whether there would be a certain code-mixing type which is particularly liked or disliked. This paper illustrates the idea of Bhatia and Ritchie (2012)- “four factors determining language choice and mixing on the part of the bilingual”. Furthermore, this paper contends to analyze the topic by considering the aspects of individual and the social level in terms of psychology, history, education and politics (Bhatia & Ritchie, 2012).","PeriodicalId":507147,"journal":{"name":"English Language Teaching and Linguistics Studies","volume":" 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141373013","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Study of Humorous Subtitle Translation of the Big Bang Theory From the Perspective of the Translation Variation Theory","authors":"Tingli Hu, Yusheng Du","doi":"10.22158/eltls.v6n3p51","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22158/eltls.v6n3p51","url":null,"abstract":"Under the background of economic globalization, British and American movies and TV series have become one of the important ways of cultural exchange and communication between China and the west, and subtitle translation also plays an increasingly important role in cross-cultural communication. Taking the American sitcom \"the Big Bang Theory\" as an example, its language is characterized by humor and personality. This paper first summarizes the characteristics of subtitle translation of sitcoms, then analyzes the types of humor translation from three aspects: general humor, cultural humor and linguistic humor, and then analyzes the specific examples of \"addition, subtraction, compilation and modification\" to investigate the guiding role of translation variation theory in subtitle translation.","PeriodicalId":507147,"journal":{"name":"English Language Teaching and Linguistics Studies","volume":"19 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140969691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cognitive Load and Translation Accuracy in Technology Assisted Simultaneous Interpreting Enabled by Artificial Intelligence","authors":"Mengxi Li","doi":"10.22158/eltls.v6n3p23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22158/eltls.v6n3p23","url":null,"abstract":"This paper uses eye-tracking research to examine the cognitive load and translation accuracy of simultaneous interpretering with and without technology-assisted in the direction of Chinese-to-English translation and to explore the moderating role of simultaneous interpreting ability. It was found that the new type of simultaneous interpreting assisted by speech recognition technology and machine translation technology can significantly reduce the cognitive load of student interpreters and improve the accuracy of translation. However, the advantages of technology-assisted simultaneous interpreting are not significant enough for professional interpreters compared with student interpreters. This paper explains the results of the study from the perspectives of memory pressure, bilingual switching pressure, and the “ceiling effect”.","PeriodicalId":507147,"journal":{"name":"English Language Teaching and Linguistics Studies","volume":" 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140996447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring Pedagogical Adaptation Challenges Faced by Novice EFL Teachers in Higher Education: A Study from Hubei Province, China","authors":"Rui Luo, Lirui Yang","doi":"10.22158/eltls.v6n3p10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22158/eltls.v6n3p10","url":null,"abstract":"The novice teachers encountered numerous challenges upon embarking on their careers in schools. The primary obstacles typically arose from the misalignment between their teaching abilities and the practical demands of their work. This study, focusing on novice EFL teachers in Hubei Province, addressed the following inquiries from the perspectives of the theory of teachers' career development stage and the theory of work adjustment:What were the challenges confronting novice EFL teachers regarding their teaching abilities in Higher Education Institutions in Hubei Province?What factors contributed to these challenges related to teaching capability?What approaches did novice teachers adopt to address these challenges?This study employed a qualitative approach, with three novice EFL teachers newly employed by three different institutions serving as informants. Data were gathered from teaching diaries, lesson plans, classroom observations, and interviews. The researchers identified and categorized challenges related to teaching capability and coping strategies mentioned in the diaries, corroborating them with data from other sources such as lesson plan reviews and classroom observations. Subsequently, the researchers conducted interviews to explore the underlying causes of these challenges and assess the effectiveness of the teachers' coping strategies.Based on the analysis of the qualitative data, the study draws the following conclusions:Novice EFL teachers encountered challenges across four dimensions: language proficiency, instructional design, classroom management, and feedback skills, as evidenced by data from language use, lesson structure, objective setting, and multimedia integration.The challenges stemmed from personal factors, contextual influences, and external interventions.Novice EFL teachers endeavored to address these challenges, often effectively, by integrating theoretical knowledge with practical experience, seeking guidance from experienced colleagues, engaging in peer consultation, and conducting independent research.","PeriodicalId":507147,"journal":{"name":"English Language Teaching and Linguistics Studies","volume":"53 49","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141010210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Study on Localization of Bronze and Sunflower","authors":"Lu Gan, Han Wang, Haoyue Liu, Xinyu Li, Yi Hu","doi":"10.22158/eltls.v6n2p259","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22158/eltls.v6n2p259","url":null,"abstract":"Cao Wenxuan's works are a typical representative of \"going out\" in Chinese children's literature. In April 2016, Cao Wenxuan won the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest award for children's literature in the world. This achievement is closely related to the translator's translation ability. This paper takes the English translation of Bronze and Sunflower by Cao Wenxuan (translator Helen Wang) as the research object, and aims to explore the translation strategies suitable for the localization of Bronze and Sunflower, which can be divided into three aspects:landscape description,folk poetry,eastern sensibility.This paper explores the advantages and disadvantages of the English translation of Bronze and Sunflower, and provides a new perspective and possibility for the English translation of Chinese children's literature.","PeriodicalId":507147,"journal":{"name":"English Language Teaching and Linguistics Studies","volume":"48 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141057689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Corpus-based Study on Lexical Features in the English Version of Report on the Work of the Government (2003-2023)","authors":"Binyi Ye","doi":"10.22158/eltls.v6n2p63","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22158/eltls.v6n2p63","url":null,"abstract":"In the context of globalization, China’s voice has been recognized by more and more countries. As the most important political document of China, The Report on the Work of the Government is the main content of translation research of political papers. Its translation provides a significant window for people worldwide to understand China comprehensively. Based on the corpus method, this paper analyzes the lexical features of the English version of Report on the Work of the Government (2003-2023) in terms of the average word length, the type-token ratio, keyword and high-frequency words to explore the image of China constructed, and offer experience for the translations of other publicity materials.","PeriodicalId":507147,"journal":{"name":"English Language Teaching and Linguistics Studies","volume":" 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140220634","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}