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Flowerdew, John; Miller, Lindsay – English for Specific Purposes, 1996
Reports findings of ethnographic research into second-language lectures conducted at a university in Hong Kong. Six sociocultural features of second-language lectures are discussed: purposes of lectures, roles of lecturers, styles of lecturing, simplification, listener behavior, and humor. (31 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: College Students, Cooperative Learning, Course Objectives, Cultural Traits

Flowerdew, John; Miller, Lindsay – English for Specific Purposes, 1997
Presents a range of insights that can be gained for English for Academic Purposes (EAP) listening comprehension pedagogy from the analysis of an authentic lecture. Notes that the salient features identified in the lecture are absent from academic listening textbooks surveyed and argues that EAP listening instructors need to supplement their texts…
Descriptors: Body Language, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), English for Academic Purposes