Study On Idioms Teaching And Learning In Teaching Chinese As Second Language

As the rapid development of TCSL (Teaching Chinese as Second Language), many achievements have been made in the research of fundamental theory, phonetics, lexis, grammar, teaching method, etc. During this process, chance and challenge are always together. For instance, compared with grammar, phonetics, the research of idiom is less systematic. Until now, it is also regarded as one branch of lexis and dealt with in the same way as the other words. Idiom teaching has not obtained proper evaluation. No matter Chinese language teacher or foreign students should pay more attention on it.On account of its characteristics, idiom is not only the key of TCSL, but also one kind of valuable teaching resources. In this thesis, some fundamental problems, such as the definition and classification will be discussed. According to the relationship between the meaning of morphemes and overall meaning, idioms could be classified into three categories. Acquisition of idiom is affected by context, morpheme and culture. The research of how they affect idiom acquisition will be carried out by using the theory of lexis, psychology, second language teaching and so on.It is hoped that the result of study will benefit the development of idiom teaching and Chinese language teaching. It is also hoped that the result will be helpful for Chinese language teachers to form a systematic conception about idioms, and for learners to conquer difficulties of learning and utilizing idioms.