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Where is your business going
01 Jan 2003-International Gas Engineering and Management (Institution of Gas Engineers)-Vol. 43, Iss: 8, pp 8-9
TL;DR: In this paper, Adams takes a journey through exciting new development in the science and art of understanding what is really going on in business, and presents a survey of the state of the art.
Abstract: Paul Adams takes a journey through exciting new development in the science and art of understanding what is really going on in your business.
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TL;DR: This article investigated the avoidance of English phrasal verbs by Chinese learners and found that the differences between first and second languages and the semantic difficulty of phraseal verbs may be reasons for learners' avoidance.
Abstract: This study investigates the avoidance of English phrasal verbs by Chinese learners. Six groups of Chinese learners (intermediate and advanced; a total of 70) took one of 3 tests (multiple-choice, translation, or recall), which included literal and figurative phrasal verbs, while 15 native speakers took the multiple-choice test. The results show that 3 factors (proficiency level, phrasal- verb type, and test type) affect learners’ avoidance of phrasal verbs. The authors speculate that the differences between first and second languages and the semantic difficulty of phrasal verbs may be reasons for the learners’ avoidance. Incorporating the findings of 3 previous studies, this study claims that learners’ phrasal-verb avoidance behavior is a manifestation of interlanguage development.
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TL;DR: This article investigated the avoidance of English phrasal verbs by Chinese learners and found that the differences between first and second languages and the semantic difficulty of phraseal verbs may be reasons for learners' avoidance.
Abstract: This study investigates the avoidance of English phrasal verbs by Chinese learners. Six groups of Chinese learners (intermediate and advanced; a total of 70) took one of 3 tests (multiple-choice, translation, or recall), which included literal and figurative phrasal verbs, while 15 native speakers took the multiple-choice test. The results show that 3 factors (proficiency level, phrasal- verb type, and test type) affect learners’ avoidance of phrasal verbs. The authors speculate that the differences between first and second languages and the semantic difficulty of phrasal verbs may be reasons for the learners’ avoidance. Incorporating the findings of 3 previous studies, this study claims that learners’ phrasal-verb avoidance behavior is a manifestation of interlanguage development.
204 citations