Experimental study on the effectiveness of applying Chunk Theory in the acquisition of medical English words
- VernacularTitle:基于“组块理论”的医学英语词汇习得的实验研究
- Author:
Junying TIAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chunk theory;
Medical English words;
Acquisition
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research
2005;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
To study the effectiveness of chunk theory in the acquisition of medical English words.The learners in 6 classes were instructed to learn medical English words by dividing them into chunks based on the pronunciation,morph and meaning.Chunk theory-based method was proved to be effective in the acquisition of medical English words for it can help motivate learners'interest in learning medical English words and enhance their ability in reading medical English literature.
