An Exploration on English Learning and Teaching Based on the Theory of Figure and Ground

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10.2991/cesses-18.2018.17How to use a DOI?

Keywords

figure-ground; prepositions; temporal events; English teaching

Abstract

Originated from psychology, the theory of Figure and Ground was integrated by gestalt psychologists to the framework of perceptual organization and currently it has been put into use in the analysis of linguistic structure by cognitive linguists, especially in the construal of prepositions and complex sentences indicating temporal events. In addition, this theory could serve to explore its guidance in English teaching and the switch of teachers’ role in the process of teaching.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Yuanzhen Wu
AU  - Shijun Liu
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TI  - An Exploration on English Learning and Teaching Based on the Theory of Figure and Ground
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Contemporary Education, Social Sciences and Ecological Studies (CESSES 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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