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Aysu, Semahat – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2022
This study aims to compare the opinions of optional and compulsory preparatory class students about learning English and the target culture. Furthermore, students' reasons to learn English are examined in terms of independent variables (gender, going abroad and status of prep class). In the present study, data are gathered through a questionnaire…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Language Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Affef Ghai; Sharif Alghazo – Open Education Studies, 2024
This corpus-based study explores the expression of gratitude in the acknowledgement section of doctoral dissertations in both English and Arabic. The objective is to analyse how gratitude in academic discourse is structured in these languages and to explore any differences related to gender. The study examines 80 dissertations (40 in English and…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Doctoral Dissertations, Arabic, English
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Nooshin Shakiba; Karyn Stapleton – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
Swearing uses language forms that are taboo and potentially offensive. These are often used for emotional expression. Multilingual research shows that because the first language retains most emotional force (Dewaele [2004]. "The Emotional Force of Swearwords and Taboo Words in the Speech of Multilinguals." "Journal of Multilingual…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Indo European Languages, Native Language, Language Usage