大学英语学习者语用能力与学习者个体差异间的相关性研究.pdf

THE CORRELATION BETWEEN COLLEGE
ENGLISH LEARNERS’ PRAGMATIC
COMPETENCE AND INDIVIDUAL LEARNER
DIFFERENCES

By
Dong Hongcheng

Under the supervision of
Dr. Zhan Quanwang

A thesis
Submitted in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the degree of
Master of Arts to the School of Foreign Studies
Anhui University

April 2009
Acknowledgements


First and foremost, I would like to extend special thanks to my supervisor, Dr.
Zhan Quanwang, whose instructive teaching has greatly impressed me and endowed
me with initiative and creativity. Without his illuminating guidance and constant
encouragement, my thesis could never have taken the present shape.
Likewise, my deep indebtedness goes to all my respectable teachers, to whom I
owe my knowledge of linguistics and literature during my academic years. They are
Prof. Zhu Yue, Prof. Zhang Ming, Prof. Zhu Xiaomei, Dr. Zhang Hongxia, Dr. Hu
Jian, Dr. Yang Ling, Prof. Hua Quankun and Prof. Chen Zhengfa. In addition, I am
thankful to all the teachers and administrative staff in the School of Foreign Studies,
whose help, academic or otherwise, has made my postgraduate life more valuable and
memorable.
Moreover, I feel deeply grateful to my superiors and colleagues in the
Department of College English Studies who give me the most sincere care and
support. Also I would like to show my profound gratitude to all the students who
actively participate in this research.
Furthermore, I would express my infinite thanks to my friends and classmates
for their sincere help and indispensable encouragement at various stages of the
development of this thesis.
Last but not least, I would like to take this opportunity to thank my beloved
family, whose encouragement and support have relieved me of possible tensions that
have panied the writing of this thesis.
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Abstract

This thesis aims at exploring the correlation between college English lea