Teaching Chinese Metadiscourse in University Lectures: The Case of Jiushi (就是)

Vincent Yi Lun Li; Miao Hsia Chang

doi:10.1007/978-981-13-9505-5_2

Teaching Chinese Metadiscourse in University Lectures: The Case of Jiushi (就是)

Vincent Yi Lun Li, Miao Hsia Chang^*

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Studies have shown that metadiscourse plays a crucial role in comprehension, cohesion, and coherence of academic discourse. The study analyzed 450 min of academic lectures and identified three major metadiscourse functions of jiushi: intensification, elaboration, and pause filler. Intensification is further delineated as exclusiveness, concession, conditionality, and contrast, and elaborative use as reformulation and exemplification. We also provide a review and analysis of errors in the use of jiushi by learners of Chinese. Based on the results of analysis, material design for teaching the intensifying jiushi and classroom activities for teaching the elaborative and filler jiushi are proposed. It is hoped that this study elucidates both teaching and learning Chinese metadiscourse in academic settings.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Chinese Language Learning Sciences
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	25-51
Number of pages	27
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9505-5_2
Publication status	Published - 2019

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Name	Chinese Language Learning Sciences
ISSN (Print)	2520-1719
ISSN (Electronic)	2520-1727

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Language and Linguistics
Linguistics and Language
Education
Computer Science Applications

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