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

II. Paraphrase: Describe,
Exemplification
Activity: The participant describes something that the
target item does. E.g. “it moves very slowly” ( Snail)
Function: The participant states what the target item
can be used for. E.g. “this is something that you can
eat”( Squid)
Componential Analysis: The participant describe the
individual features of the target item. E.g. “it has a
red part at the top and a white part at the
bottom“(Radish)
II. Paraphrase: Describe,
Exemplification
Description of componential analysis:
What the item is for. E.g. it is used for
making the wall cleaner. ( paint)
What it does. E.g. When it moves it jumps.
( Rabbit)
Where it can be found. E.g. He works in a
library. ( Librarian)
III. Word Coinage: Make Up a New
Word
A word-coinage strategy involves the learner in an
creative construction of a new IL word ( cf. Varadi’s
‘airball’ for ‘balloon’ )
E.g. L: we were sitting in the –”rounding” of the
stadium ( it should be the “curve” of the stadium)
E.g. ‘No shell mollusk on ground’ for ‘slug’
E.g. ‘A Woman whose husband died’ for ‘widow’
E.g. ‘sky army’ for ‘air force’ & ‘sea army’ for ‘navy’
E.g. ‘deep deep mood’ for ‘depression’
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