A Study Of Chinese Textual Cohesion Issues Of Korean Chinese Language Learners At Intermediate And Advanced Level

Guided by the theory of cohesion,and based on the characteristics of Chinese textual cohesive devices,this thesis makes a study of how the Korean Chinese language learners at the intermediate and advanced level utilize textual devices during their learning,via error analysis(EA)and literature retrieval.In the light of the study,it puts forward some strategies or suggestions as to how to improve the quality of classroom teaching.It is comprised of three parts:Chinese Textual Devices.Firstly we redefine the ellipsis.And then argue that universal cohesive devices in Chinese texts include the use of reference,substitution,ellipsis,conjunction and lexical cohesion.Unique characteristics of Chinese textual cohesive device include "zero anaphora","verbal substitution","verbal ellipsis".Error Analysis.By deliberately analyzing 106 essays by intermediate and advanced Korean learners of Chinese language,we identify,describe the cohesive errors found in them,and classify them to five categories and twenty-seven subcategories.Then by analyzing the characteristics of the errors,we found reference,conjunction,lexical cohesion are not used accurately by Korean learners,and substitution,ellipsis will not be choose in the Chinese texture.Causes and Strategies.Cohesive errors made by the Korean learners may be caused by the Chinese textual devices per se,the classroom teaching,mother tongue interference and the learning strategies.Teaching strategies or suggestions are provided at two levels: textbook compilation and classroom teaching.As far as textbooks are concerned,we should strengthen the systematicity of the theory of cohesion,and improve the diversity of relevant exercise types.As for the classroom teaching,we should,firstly stress textual writing skills,then focus on the difficulties of specific learners,and then,reinforce the guidance in both intensive and extensive reading.