Collocational Relations in Japanese Language Textbooks and Computer-Assisted Language Learning Resources

Irena SRDANOVIĆ

doi:10.4312/ala.1.1.85-98

Authors

Irena SRDANOVIĆ University of Ljubljana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4312/ala.1.1.85-98

Keywords:

collocations, CALL systems, computer-assisted language learning, Japanese language textbooks, unpredictable collocations

Abstract

In this paper, we explore presence of collocational relations in the computer-assisted language learning systems and other language resources for the Japanese language, on one side, and, in the Japanese language learning textbooks and wordlists, on the other side. After introducing how important it is to learn collocational relations in a foreign language, we examine their coverage in the various learners’ resources for the Japanese language. We particularly concentrate on a few collocations at the beginner’s level, where we demonstrate their treatment across various resources. A special attention is paid to what is referred to as unpredictable collocations, which have a bigger foreign language learning-burden than the predictable ones.

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