Publication Date
In 2025 | 0 |
Since 2024 | 0 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 4 |
Descriptor
Author
Donovan, Anne | 1 |
Fee, Molly | 1 |
Lockwood, Jane | 1 |
Obregon, Patrick Anthony | 1 |
Siu, Fiona Kwai Peng | 1 |
Sugarman, Julie | 1 |
Publication Type
Dissertations/Theses -… | 2 |
Journal Articles | 2 |
Reports - Research | 2 |
Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
Adult Education | 4 |
Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Sugarman, Julie; Fee, Molly; Donovan, Anne – Language Teaching, 2015
The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) is a private, nonprofit organization with over 50 years' experience in the application of research on language and culture to educational and societal concerns. CAL carries out its mission to improve communication through better understanding of language and culture by engaging in a variety of projects in…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Language Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Adult Education
Lockwood, Jane – English for Specific Purposes, 2012
The primary focus of this article is the investigation of how current applied linguistic research into the nature of call centre communication breakdown in business processing outsourcing (BPO) sites such as India and the Philippines, can impact English communications training program content and design for this industry. It is argued that a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Language Research, Applied Linguistics, Program Effectiveness
Obregon, Patrick Anthony – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The present study investigates the degree to which social, experiential and usage-related factors correlate with Spanish linguistic competence among adult Hispanic Heritage Language (HL) speakers in the United States. Two online survey instruments were developed in furtherance of this research aim: a Likert-scale survey measuring five areas of…
Descriptors: Linguistic Competence, Language Research, Linguistic Borrowing, Linguistics
Siu, Fiona Kwai Peng – Online Submission, 2008
This study sets out to examine the pragmatic competence of Cantonese adult learners of English possessing different levels of proficiency when performing the speech act of requesting for a formal purpose in writing. Pragmatic judgment--one of the two aspects of pragmatic competence--was examined by studying the most proficient group (i.e., native…
Descriptors: Speech Acts, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Program Effectiveness