An investigation of the beliefs of Japanese learners and teachers about learning English as a foreign language [PDF]
, 2013 The aim of this study was to investigate Japanese learners’ and teachers’ beliefs about learning English and to explore related issues that are likely to impinge on the process of the learning of a language.
Kojima, Chizuyo
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Challenging Existing Perspectives of “Ideal” Characteristics of Teachers of English [PDF]
, 2017 Addressing their concern about status inequalities among teachers of English, in this viewpoint paper, the authors argue that characteristics related to association with an Inner Circle country, Caucasian appearance, middle and upper class socio-economic
Jacobs, G. M. (George) +2 more
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Own-language use in language teaching and learning: state of the art [PDF]
, 2012 Until recently, the assumption of the language-teaching literature has been that new languages are best taught and learned monolingually, without the use of the students’ own language(s).
Cook, Guy, Hall, Graham
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INCORPORATING LOCAL WISDOM INTO ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING (ELT) [PDF]
, 2013 Since language (e.g.local languages)is an important part of a culture, it should be maintained and revitalized. When the language undergoes attrition because of global culture, many aspects in culture will also be extinct.
Suharno, Suharno
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Rhoticity in Chinese English: An experimental investigation on the realization of the variant (r) in an Expanding Circle variety [PDF]
, 2017 The realization of postvocalic /r/ has been frequently examined in both diachronic and synchronic research on world Englishes, showing a multitude of linguistic and extra-linguistic factors to modulate the degree of rhoticity.
Kabak, Barış, Li, Zeyu
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English as an International Language: an Overview [PDF]
, 2012 As indicated in the title, this paper provides a brief overview of English as an International Language (EIL) by elaborating it as a paradigm and discussing concepts that are closely related to it.
Dewi, A. (Anita)
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Linguistics Landscape: a Cross Culture Perspective [PDF]
, 2020 This paper was to aim in discussing the linguistic landscape. It was the visibility and salience of languages on public and commercial signs in a given territory or region (Landry and Bourhis 1997).
Duizenberg, M. R. (Max)
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Race and native speakers in ELT: parents' perspectives in Hong Kong [PDF]
, 2011 English is used as an important means of international and intercultural communication around the world more than ever. Because of its widespread use in the global context, non-native speakers of English around the world outnumber native speakers by far (
Sung, CCM
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The worldwide trend of bilingual development and teaching English as second language
Ho Chi Minh City Open University Journal of Science - Social Sciences, 2017 English is in global existence of World Englishes, as a lingua franca; or an international language. The article aims to make a glimpsed review on the worldwide trend of bilingual development which indicates that there are more second language speakers ...
Hoang Thi Tuyet
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Journal of Education, Management and Development StudiesThis mixed-method approach of the study explores the learning outcomes, topics, and assessment methods of Purposive Communication instructional materials in the World Englishes context.
Marlon Pontillas
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