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English for Academic Purposes: A need for remodelling [PDF]
Englishes in Practice, 2016 Abstract English for Academic Purposes (EAP) is an established domain of research, teaching, and assessment within additional/second language education. In this article we examine the conceptualisation of English that underpins much of its current thinking and pedagogic practice, and raise questions of validity and claims of ‘fit-for ...
Leung, Constant +2 more
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Google Translate in Academic Writing Courses?
The EUROCALL Review, 2018 The aim of this study was to explore the possible benefits of using Google Translate (GT) at various tertiary English for Academic Purposes (EAP) course levels, i.e., to see if the use of GT affects the quantity and quality of student writing.
Sara Kol +2 more
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“The past is the future with the lights on”: Reflections on AELFE’s 20th birthday [PDF]
Ibérica, 2012 In this paper I offer a brief personal reflection on what strikes me as the main features of this period, focusing on increased specialization, the coming to dominance of genre and corpus analyses, the opening up of teaching paradigms related to social ...
Ken Hyland
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Reading & Writing, 2017 In recent years, there has been an increased emphasis on the interpersonal function of metadiscourse features in academic texts. This means that research on writing in academic contexts began to focus on the rhetorical features, such as interactional ...
Boitumelo T. Ramoroka
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Proofreading student writing: a research-based stakeholder tool focused on ethical practice
International Journal for Educational IntegrityThis article presents a research-based stakeholder tool informed by a study of the various types of changes proofreaders may make when proofreading a student text.
Fiona Richards, Nigel Harwood
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Early Impact of Childhood Opportunity on Neurocognitive Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Neurocognitive impairment is a well‐recognized complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) that begins early in childhood and persists across development. While cerebrovascular injury contributes substantially to risk, neurocognitive deficits are also observed in children without overt or silent cerebral infarctions, suggesting ...
Julia E. LaMotte +5 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Medication nonadherence during the first 100 days after pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and during oncology treatment increases risk for complications. BMT4me is a caregiver‐facing mobile health (mHealth) application providing medication reminders, symptom tracking, and note‐taking features to support ...
Micah A. Skeens +4 more
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Humour in Professional Academic Writing
Theory and Practice of Second Language Acquisition, 2019 Professional written academic genres are not typical sites of humour, especially in their final, published forms. In this paper, I argue that academic discourse as construed today not only does not preclude humour in written research genres but – in ...
Krystyna Warchał
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is one of the most treatable forms of paediatric cancer; however, there is a substantial burden of treatment‐related toxicities (TRTs). In addition, the long‐term changes in children's health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) due to toxic treatments are not well understood.
Clare Ghows +19 more
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Significance: U.S. Blind Spots in Judging Research
Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2014 Opening U.S. educational publishing to the rest of the world promises fresh perspectives and new solutions—but not if U.S.-based editors, reviewers and readers fail to recognize the significance of research conducted outside the United States. This essay
Kathryn M. Anderson-Levitt
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