Printed in the Netherlands Dedicated to my family i Preface I will always remember the moment in 2006 when I received a call from dean Xiao: do you like to take the chance to study in the Netherlands? Without second thought, I replied 'YES'! I did not yet know I had to get a qualified score of IELTS and an invitation from the Netherlands in three months. At that time, my English was so poor (ev...

Skilled vocabulary use has long played an essential role in English reading, but learning is also a hindrance for many learners. This paper suggests that corpus tools can be of great this regard. By storing large amounts data and running it at fast speed, illustrate to learners how used different contexts, thus enhancing effect. The rate the difficulty text, allowing make specific target their ...