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Ghaleb Rabab'Ah; Sane Yagi; Sharif Alghazo – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2024
This study investigated the use and functions of metadiscourse markers in English as a foreign language (EFL) virtual classroom during the Covid-19 pandemic. The study examined which metadiscourse markers--interactive or interactional--were used more frequently and how they were employed in an EFL context. It explored two interactive metadiscourse…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Pandemics
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Lin, Chia-Yen – English for Specific Purposes, 2012
Numerous studies have investigated the occurrence of modifiers in a variety of settings, especially academic research writing and casual spoken contexts. This study extends previous research in two ways: (1) it examines pragmatic force modifiers (PFMs) (and) in lectures in BASE and MICASE in order to reveal their functions specific to the…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, Cognitive Style, Academic Discourse, Form Classes (Languages)
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Chang, Yu-Ying – English for Specific Purposes, 2012
Several previous studies have investigated the use of questions to facilitate interactions in academic lectures in tertiary education. However, the issue of how disciplinary cultures influence the patterns of questions in lectures has received little attention. Therefore, this study aims to examine the interdisciplinary differences in professors'…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Lecture Method
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Camiciottoli, Belinda Crawford – English for Specific Purposes, 2010
An increasing number of European students are taking advantage of Erasmus mobility programs to study in a foreign country. This has brought to the forefront their special needs as L2 learners, which presents some unique challenges for EAP/ESP researchers and practitioners working in European universities. A case in point is represented by problems…
Descriptors: Student Mobility, English (Second Language), Study Abroad, Foreign Countries