A Dissertation by GRACE HUI-CHIN LIN Submitted to the Office of ...

The language created through “word coinage” made the language obviously
far removed from standard English. For me, it was a kind of “deformed”
language. However, it was understandable and acceptable for Chinese people
in the casual situations. My classmate, Jiun Sheng, liked to translate many
Chinese idioms into English. He said “Think three times before you do it” for
三思而後行. The standard English for this idiom should be “To look before
you leap.” I perceived that it was more equal if you use interlanguage when
talking to people from the same cultural and literature background as yours.
Foreigners would be confused for a while and then comprehend what you
were talking about if you used skills of “word coinage” or describing based
on your own culture.
Ling Mei suggested to the researcher how she believed that “generalization” and
“exemplification” should be taught:
I believed that it was better in learning skills in interlanguage when we played
games and learned the skill of “generalization” and “exemplification.” The
reason was that the learning experience would be more relaxing and
motivation stimulating. In class, the game was so interesting. A student stood
in front of the class and the teacher gave him a specific word. The student
gave hints through “exemplification” or a “generalized word” to his/her
classmates. His classmates guessed what word he wanted them to presume
according to the hints he provided. For example, the student in front of the
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class was given the word “Carrot” by the teacher, and then he said, “It is a