Book Review: VII. Miscellaneous: The Teaching of Modern Foreign Languages and the Training of Teachers [PDF]
W. J. McGlothlin
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The Adoption of a Foreign Language
The purpose of the present study is to bring the evidence of a foreign language adoption. In the famous article on the interlinguistic language, Selinker (Selinker, 1984 [1972]: 35) puts the influence of the previously learned language (mother tongue / L1) as one of the main factors in the development of the interlinguistic language.
Jovanovska, Sashka+1 more
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Negotiating in a Foreign Language
This study examines characteristic features of simulated negotiations between native and non-native speakers. The difficulties encountered by the non-native group are stratified according to footing, where five different layers are found: interpersonal, intergroup, intercultural, interlanguage, and game-frame.
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‘Let's talk about the weather’: The activist curriculum and global climate change education
Abstract Activist movements have garnered significant global attention on a range of sustainability issues, often involving collectives of citizens coming together. Invoked is the idea of citizens informed to act, emerging not from a common‐sense understanding of everyday life, but rather from a deep political understanding of the world—one that is ...
Richard Pountney
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Persian Learners' Acquisition of Empty Categories in English Null Operator Structures [PDF]
The study investigated the acquisition of empty categories in the English complex infinitival structures. A quasi-experimental design was used in which four groups of Persian learners of English (elementary, lower intermediate, upper intermediate and ...
Vahid Mahmoudi-Gahroue+2 more
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Is Shakespeare a Foreign Language? [PDF]
Küppers, Almut, Walter, Maik
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Does the effect of enjoyment outweigh that of anxiety in foreign language performance
Interest in the effect of positive and negative emotions in foreign language acquisition has soared recently because of the positive psychology movement (Dewaele & MacIntyre, 2014, 2016; MacIntyre, Gregersen & Mercer, 2016).
Jean–Marc Dewaele, M. Alfawzan
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‘Where are the adults?’: Troubling child‐activism and children's political participation
Abstract Children's political participation is a well‐established theme in childhood studies. In this article we offer an original account of child activism that takes into account the entangled and emergent aspect of children as activists. We begin with a historical and a conceptual review, noting the importance of mid‐20th century developments such ...
Sharon Hunter, Claire Cassidy
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AI voice journaling for future language teachers: A path to well‐being through reflective practices
Abstract This study aimed to explore the perceived impact of using an AI‐powered voice journaling app in overcoming the challenges and stressors encountered by senior students enrolled in teaching practicum at an English Language Teaching Bachelor's programme.
Bora Demir, Duygu Özdemir
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FOUR EXPERIMENTS ON THE RELATION BETWEEN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING* [PDF]
John A. Upshur
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