Обработка специализированных конгруэнтных коллокаций студентами в курсе английского для специальных целей (оптика)

Abstract

This study is one of the first steps towards developing corpus-based instructional materials for learners of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) in the field of optics. We investigated the effects of perceiving first language (L1) congruency on processing specialised second language (L2) collocations by L1-Russian learners of ESP in optics. For this purpose, first, we compiled a list of congruent collocations in optics using the combination of the corpus-based approach and an expert assessment. Then, we used a lexical decision task, performed by L1-Russian ESP learners, to assess whether these congruent collocations are perceived by the learners the same as by the experts. Having compared accuracy rates and response times, we revealed that, while the vast majority of the congruent collocations were processed quickly and accurately, i. e. as congruent ones, some of them were processed with a delay as if they were incongruent. We discussed these results in terms of choosing the most effective ways to develop teaching-learning materials for enhanced L2 collocation acquisition by L1-Russian ESP learners.

Представленное исследование является одним из первых шагов к разработке учебных материалов на основе корпусного подхода для русскоговорящих, изучающих английский язык для специальных целей (English for Specific Purposes, ESP) в области оптики. Авторы исследуют влияние восприятия конгруэнтности родного языка (L1) на обработку специальных словосочетаний (коллокаций) изучаемого языка (L2) и обсуждают эти результаты с точки зрения выбора наиболее эффективных способов разработки учебно-методических материалов для улучшения усвоения коллокаций L2 учащимися ESP.