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Wenzhong, Zhu; Muchun, Wan – English Language Teaching, 2015
Second language acquisition (SLA) as a sub-branch of applied linguistics has been researched by Chinese and foreign scholars for over 40 years, but few researches have been done on its implications for Business English teaching which needs more language teaching theories to support. This paper makes a review of related studies, and puts forward a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Acquisition, English (Second Language), English Instruction
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Sadykova, Aida G.; Yashina, Marianna E.; Zakirova, Luiza R. – English Language Teaching, 2014
The article deals with the description of the experimental work aimed at testing the effectiveness of the pedagogical conditions used in the environmental education of senior pupils by means of a foreign language. It is worth mentioning that during the experiment under the detection of the formation of the environmental education of senior pupils…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Personality Traits, Experimental Groups, Control Groups
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Bahrani, Taher; Sim, Tam Shu – English Language Teaching, 2011
The present paper focuses on the role of audio/visual mass media news in language learning. In this regard, the two important issues regarding the selection and preparation of TV news for language learning are the content of the news and the linguistic difficulty. Content is described as whether the news is specialized or universal. Universal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Audiovisual Aids, Mass Media
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Gil, Jeffrey – English Language Teaching, 2008
Chinese students and teachers often say that the major challenge they face in acquiring English is that "China does not have a good English language environment" ("zhong guo de ying yu huan jing bu tai hao") by which they mean there are insufficient opportunities to use English in real life situations and a lack of exposure to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English, Educational Environment, Language Usage