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Language Enhancement for Translation Undergraduates: An Evaluation of Students' Reactions to and Effectiveness of a Comparable and Parallel Text Analysis Course
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Li, Xiangdong – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2018
With increasing arguments and evidence suggesting its benefits, First Language (L1) use (including translation exercise) is experiencing a resurrection in Second Language or Foreign Language (SL/FL) classrooms. One form of L1 use is composing comparable and parallel texts, which can be an important pedagogical resource but which has received…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Reaction, Comparative Analysis, Questionnaires
Functions of Codeswitching in ESL Classrooms: Socialising Bilingualism in Jaffna.
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Canagarajah, A. Suresh – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1995
Analyzes code-switched utterances in English-as-a-Second-Language classes in Sri Lanka. The study shows some useful functions code-switching serves for classroom management and transmission of lesson content. The negotiation of values, identities, and roles in the classroom prepares students for their sociolinguistic life outside. (24 references)…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Code Switching (Language), Data Interpretation, English (Second Language)