LT1201 Introduction to Linguistics and Language Applications
2016-2017
How the Phonology of English in L2 Speakers Are Affected By Their Native Languages
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CHAN, Ka Lam, Year 1, BDLT CHEUK, Wing Tung, Year 1, BDLT GENG, Xiaolin Daisy, Year 1, BDLT LO, Kwan-lok Samuel, Year 1, BDLT WANG, Yulu, Year 1, BDLT |
Dr. LUN, Suen Caesar |
The project investigates the effects of the phonology of a person’s native language on their pronunciation of English. It compares the phonology of three languages with languages, namely, Spanish, Japanese and Cantonese, chosen because of their vast difference in vowels, consonants and prosody respectively. The project presents phonemes that might be difficult for native speakers of those languages to pronounce, since they do not have such phonemic distinction in their own languages.
LT1202 Discovering How Language Works in a University Setting
2018-2019
Metadiscourse in research papers of English Literature and Biology
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LAM, Christopher, Year 1, BDLT |
Dr. TSAI, Cheng Yu Edwin |
This research paper aims to investigate the metadiscourse in both English Literature and Biology research papers. In this investigation, the two dimensions of metadiscourse, interactive and interactional metadiscourse will be analyzed. Each component of metadiscourse in chosen excerpts from the two different disciplines will be counted, and from the data gathered, patterns and features in the use of metadiscourse are observed and discussed. Ultimately, this paper aims to find out how language work differently in a university setting.
LT1202 Discovering How Language Works in a University Setting
2018-2019
A Study on the Knowledge in Academic Vocabulary of Students in Liberal Arts and Sciences
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MAK, Tse Ling, Gladys, Year 1, BDLT |
Dr. TSAI, Cheng Yu Edwin |
This research paper aims at investigating whether the major subject of university students exerts both positive and negative impacts on their knowledge in academic vocabulary and thereby suggest some other methods to improve students’ learning in academic vocabulary at universities. Students who study liberal arts and sciences are selected respectively because of their great differences in study materials. The result suggested that the major subjects of students had both positive and negative effects on their academic vocabulary knowledge, mainly due to their assignments types.
LT1202 Discovering How Language Works in a University Setting
2017-2018
Evaluating the Mandarin-taught Chinese class and Cantonese-taught Chinese class in terms of the reading and writing proficiency of Primary Students in Hong Kong
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CHAN, Ka Wing, Year 1, BDLT |
Dr. TSAI, Cheng Yu Edwin |
After the handover in 1997, Hong Kong has been having an intimate relationship with China. What inspired me to investigate the issue is that the newly-launched language policy in primary education has been said to be detrimental to students’ Chinese learning efficiency. However, interestingly, some of the members from the education profession give credits to the Mandarin-taught Chinese class due to the resemblance of Mandarin and written Chinese. The polarization between the two made me decided to work on this topic.
This paper evaluates and compares the learning efficiency of both Mandarin and Cantonese Chinese education in primary schools in terms of reading and writing proficiency.
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