Grammar and the Chinese ESL Learner: A Longitudinal Study on the Acquisition of the English Article System

ISBN-13: 9781604976700 Publisher: Cambria Press Publication date: 01/25/2010 Pages: 418 Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.06(d) While there are studies concerning the acquisition of English articles and some identifiable stages that are based on various perspectives and different empiric data, with several acquisition sequences for ESL learners proposed, the universality and applicability of those proposed sequences remain to be tested. There are also no studies at present that address how L2 learners distinguish a from an, identify the acquisition process related with the zero article, or present a systematic description of noun phrases in conjunction with the use of articles. This book which details an in-depth longitudinal study of Chinese ESL learners' acquisition process of English articles endeavors to fill this need. It combines a qualitative approach with quantitative methods to understand the acquisition sequence of English articles, using the case of a beginner Chine