摘要纸质字典及电子字典均在大学生的生活中占据重要地位。本文旨在探讨两种字典对英文写作中词汇使用的影响。本研究对南京理工大学英语专业30名的大三学生进行了实验。通过前测，这些学生被分为三组，其中两组学生需在45分钟的时间内分别借助纸质字典和电子字典完成一篇英语专业八级考试作文，另有一组学生作为对照组，不借助字典进行写作，其余条件不变。在线网站Profile对这30份作文的词汇多样性及复杂性进行了检测，得出的数据经过SPSS软件进行进一步分析。实验表明，使用字典进行写作并不能提高词汇的多样性和复杂度。本文对可能造成该结果的原因进行了分析，并提出了相应的解决措施。19242
关键词 纸质字典 电子字典 英语写作 词汇多样性
毕业论文外文摘要
Title Electronic Dictionary and Paper Dictionary: Impetus or Hindrance to the Writing of English Majors
Abstract
Nowadays, paper dictionaries and electronic dictionaries play an important part in college students’ life. This study aims to study their effects on the vocabulary use of the writing of English majors. Thirty junior students majoring in English participated in the study. After a pre-test, they were required to write a TEM-8 composition within 45 minutes with the help of dictionaries, either in electronic or paper form. Then the digital version of these compositions was analyzed by a web program, examining the persity and complexity of vocabulary in these compositions, which were represented by the most frequent 2000 words, academic words ratio as well as lexical density. SPSS software was also used to analyze the data. The results showed that the use of dictionary, either in electronic or paper form, doesn’t improve the lexical variation and sophistication of the participants’ writing. The paper analyzed the possible reasons for the results and then come up with a few solutions to tackle with the use of dictionary.
Keywords Paper dictionary electronic dictionary English writing lexical persity
Table of Contents
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Background 1
1.2 Research Scope 1
1.3 Significance of Research 2
1.4 Paper Structure 2
2 Literature Review 2
2.1 Advantages and Features of Paper and Electronic Dictionary 3
2.2 Effects of Paper and Electronic Dictionary on English Writing 3
2.3 Previous Research 4
2.4 Lexical Measures 5
3 Methodology 6
3.1 Subjects 6
3.2 Pre-test 6
3.3 Instruments 7
3.4 Data Analysis 7
4 Results and Discussion 8
4.1 Lexical Sophistication 8
4.2 Lexical Variation 9
4.3 Discussion 10
Conclusion 11
Bibliography 13
Acknowledgements 15
Appendix 16
1 Introduction
1.1 Background
English writing ability is a significant indicator of the comprehensive competence of English majors, thus the improvement of writing ability will benefit English majors in integrative aspects. With the increasing application of technology in the process of English acquisition, more and more college students are using electronic dictionary in English study, especially in the process of English writing, while the paper dictionary seems less convenient and out of date. Electronic dictionary has some advantages for students who have limited time to look up the dictionary with a vague impression for a certain word and for students who are eager to learn the latest vocabulary entries. What’s more, electronic dictionary has integrated Artificial Intelligence Technology and Intelligent Technology, which help students enhance the efficiency of English study and satisfies the inpidual needs of students. On the other hand, paper dictionary has a full range of vocabulary entries and clear explanations, thus it can use model sentences to illustrate the meaning of a word. In other words, paper dictionaries can be used to help students retain the word form, as the continuous rehearsal of the word form during the look-up process will help vocabulary learning (Hulstijn, 2001: 69). These two different kinds of dictionaries both have advantages and disadvantages. This paper aimed, by experiment, to study on the use of different kinds of dictionaries in writing English compositions, and find out methods to cultivate English majors’ abilities both for English writing and information searching. 纸质字典与电子字典对英语专业学生写作的影响:http://www.youerw.com/yingyu/lunwen_10535.html