Tolerance of Ambiguity and Second Language Acquisition

›› 2014, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (4): 141-144.

Tolerance of Ambiguity and Second Language Acquisition

HUO Jiaxuan, XIA Huiyan

(Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300222, China)

Received:2014-01-10 Online:2014-08-30 Published:2016-04-06

模糊容忍度与二语习得

霍佳漩，夏慧言

天津科技大学，天津 300222

作者简介:霍佳漩（1989-），女，河北省邢台市人，天津科技大学外国语学院硕士生，研究方向：应用语言学；夏慧言（1959-），女，天津市人，天津科技大学教授，研究方向：应用语言学、二语习得。

Abstract

Abstract: Tolerance of ambiguity originated in the psychological domain. Numerous researches indicate that tolerance of ambiguity is significantly correlated with foreign language proficiency. The definition and the measurement of tolerance of ambiguity is briefly viewed. Based on the comprehensive review of pertinent literature in the subject of tolerance of ambiguity at home and abroad, the second language skills, second language strategies and language anxiety are mainly focused on. The short and to the point review provides implications to language teaching.

Key words: tolerance of ambiguity, second language acquisition, second language learners

摘要： 模糊容忍度始于心理学的研究，模糊容忍度与二语学习成绩有显著相关性。从心理学角度对模糊容忍度做出界定和测量，回顾国内外模糊容忍度的发展历程发现，当前模糊容忍度与二语习得领域的研究现状集中在模糊容忍度与二语技能、二语策略和语言焦虑方面，并提出对教学的启示。

关键词: 模糊容忍度, 二语习得, 二语学习者

HUO Jiaxuan, XIA Huiyan. Tolerance of Ambiguity and Second Language Acquisition[J]. , 2014, 14(4): 141-144.

霍佳漩，夏慧言. 模糊容忍度与二语习得[J]. 重庆交通大学学报（社会科学版）, 2014, 14(4): 141-144.

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