Investigating pragmatic failure in L2 English email writing among Japanese university EFL learners: A learner corpus approach.
Investigating pragmatic failure in L2 English email writing among Japanese university EFL learners: A learner corpus approach.
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调查日本大学 EFL 学习者在二语英语电子邮件写作中的语用失误：学习者语料库方法。
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10.1075/rs.20016.nic
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2022
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Nicholas;A.;Blake;J.;Mozgovoy;M.;Perkins;J.
英语电子邮件是日本大学英语学习者的一种重要交流方式。然而，学习者往往 发现在发送电子邮件时以实用适当的方式改变注册表具有挑战性。确定英语的具体方面 学习者认为具有挑战性的电子邮件写作可以为满足学习者的需求提供基础。语料库方法可以帮助， 系统地识别电子邮件数据集中与特定于注册表的规范的感知分歧的实例。学习者很少 然而，语料库的研究主要集中在二语学习者的语域变化上。本文介绍了发展， 注释，并分析了一个专门的日本大学英语学习者基于请求的电子邮件写作语料库， 注意到语用失误的例子。研究结果表明，在所有的语用失误的频率很高， 英语L2电子邮件写作的各个方面，参与者努力使他们的语言适应不同的上下文。 对语言学习课堂的影响进行了讨论。
English L2 email is an important mode of communication for Japanese university learners. However, learners often find it challenging to vary register in a pragmatically-appropriate manner when emailing. Identifying specific aspects of English email writing that learners find challenging can provide the basis for addressing learner needs. A corpus approach can help, systematically identifying instances of perceived divergence from register-specific norms in an email dataset. Few learner corpora, however, have focused on appropriate register variation in learner L2 English. This article describes the development, annotation, and analysis of a specialized corpus of Japanese university English L2 learners’ request-based email writing, annotated for perceived instances of pragmatic failure. Findings show high frequencies of perceived pragmatic failure across all aspects of English L2 email writing, with participants struggling to appropriately adapt their language to varying contexts. Implications for the language learning classroom are discussed.