How Do L1 and L2 Speakers Think Differently When Using the ba Construction?

• 作 者: XiaopingGao;
• 机 构: University of Wollongong
• 出 处: 第十届国际汉语教学学术研讨会
• 发表日期: 2012年期

　　This study examines to what extent adult L2 learners and L1 speakers of Chinese think differently when producing the Chinese ba construction (BC) in oral narration.Twenty-two adult native (L1) and 110 second language (L2) speakers of Chinese participated in two oral tasks and two interviews.Results showed significant differences between L1 and L2 speakers in their use of BC and their expressional foci when using BC.The findings have a number of implications for teaching BC in L2 classrooms.