A Profile of Ten to-Infinitive Functions Used in EFL Children’s Free Writing:

• 발행기관: 현대문법학회
• 저자명: Jeon Hee Choo Jung ok Bae
• 간행물 정보: 『현대문법연구』제92호, 175~201쪽, 전체 27쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 언어학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2017.01.01

영문 초록

The English to-infinitive structure has over a dozen different functions, presenting a difficult area for EFL students. The present study shows a relatively dynamic profile of the use of ten to-infinitives functions appearing in EFL children s story writing as the children progress in grade levels and English proficiency—an area that has never been investigated previously. To-infinitives that function as an ‘object’ or ‘purpose’ were most prominent. The students used a higher number of to-infinitives as they progressed from the third to sixth grades. The increase between the four adjacent grade levels did not reach a level of significance, but the increase between middle (third and fourth) and upper (fifth and sixth) levels was significant. The difference was striking when the entire group was re-sorted into lower vs. higher proficiency groups: the increase in the use of to-infinitives was better explained by English proficiency improvement than by grade level progression. This in-depth analysis into the sub-functions adds to the existing knowledge about to-infinitives, which might otherwise remain oversimplified.

목차

1. Introduction

2. Purpose of the Study

3. Literature Review

4. Methods

5. Results

6. Discussion

7. Limitations and Future Prospects

References

키워드

to-infinitive functions object purpose writing grade level English proficiency