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Essential Information to be Included in Shengcibiao (Glossary)
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Essential information to be included in shēngcíbiǎo (‘glossary’)
It is common knowledge that students largely utilize the shēngcíbiǎo (‘glossary’) to learn new words, particularly in those programs where there is not enough time for either detailed explanation of the usage of or repeated drilling of the use of new words. Under these circumstances, the information provided in the shēngcíbiǎo (‘glossary’) becomes critical for successful L2 acquisition. In this presentation, I identify and discuss aspects of information that should be included. These are 1) new word, 2) pinyin with tone marks, 3) part of speech as in the lesson where the word appears, 4) note, if necessary, and 5) meaning in English as in the lesson where the word appears.
In particular, I argue that providing the exact category of a word as it appears in a lesson can help minimize possible confusion and hence ensure better comprehension, although sometimes the part of speech of a word may not be immediately clear even with the help of context. In addition, I argue that providing a brief note of particular word usages such as the type of expressions that go with the new word or the grammatical structure of the new word, for example, a VO verb or a VC verb, is even more important, which will help prevent student errors induced by negative transfer, the interference of English with Chinese learning. As a result, students may not produce sentences like 我们去了一家*
吃香的饭馆*吃饭, 圣诞节的时候我打算*
参观我的父 母*, or 我有一个*开会*。
Lastly, I argue that only providing the meaning of a word as it appears in a lesson, instead of giving all or several meanings of the new word, can also help minimize potential confusion and therefore enhance students’ L2 acquisition.
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Essential information to be included in shēngcíbiǎo (‘glossary’)
It is common knowledge that students largely utilize the shēngcíbiǎo (‘glossary’) to learn
new words, particularly in those programs where there is not enough time for either
detailed explanation of the usage of or repeated drilling of the use of new words. Under
these circumstances, the information provided in the shēngcíbiǎo (‘glossary’) becomes
critical for successful L2 acquisition. In this presentation, I identify and discuss aspects of
information that should be included. These are 1) new word, 2) pinyin with tone marks,
3) part of speech as in the lesson where the word appears, 4) note, if necessary, and 5)
meaning in English as in the lesson where the word appears.
In particular, I argue that providing the exact category of a word as it appears in a lesson
can help minimize possible confusion and hence ensure better comprehension, although
sometimes the part of speech of a word may not be immediately clear even with the help
of context. In addition, I argue that providing a brief note of particular word usages such
as the type of expressions that go with the new word or the grammatical structure of the
new word, for example, a VO verb or a VC verb, is even more important, which will help
prevent student errors induced by negative transfer, the interference of English with
Chinese learning. As a result, students may not produce sentences like 我们去了一家*
吃香的饭馆*吃饭, 圣诞节的时候我打算*
参观我的父 母*, or 我有一个*开会*。
Lastly, I argue that only providing the meaning of a word as it appears in a lesson, instead
of giving all or several meanings of the new word, can also help minimize potential
confusion and therefore enhance students’ L2 acquisition.
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