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Alasmari, Ali; Ahmed, Sayed Salahuddin – English Language Teaching, 2013
The countries that use English as a foreign language need effective activities which propel students to practice skills of the language properly inside as well as outside classrooms. Debating is a practice that inspires learners to open their mouth, get into discussion, defend their own positions, place counter arguments and also conduct research…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Tian, Xiufeng – English Language Teaching, 2013
This article aims at the feature analysis of four expository essays (Text A/B/C/D) written by secondary school students with a focus on the differences between spoken and written language. Texts C and D are better written compared with the other two (Texts A&B) which are considered more spoken in language using. The language features are…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, English, Oral Language, Written Language
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Al-Amri, Majid N. – English Language Teaching, 2010
This paper introduces and discusses issues related to the challenge of obtaining more valid and reliable assessment and positive backwash of direct spoken English language performance of students in real-life situations. For this purpose, the paper is divided into four sections. The first section is the introduction to the article. The second part…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Language Tests
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Wang, Jin – English Language Teaching, 2011
Language is a part of culture, and plays a very important role in the development of the culture. Some sociologists consider it as the keystone of culture. They believe, without language, culture would not be available. At the same time, language is influenced and shaped by culture, it reflects culture. Therefore, culture plays a very important…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Thakur, Anita; Thakur, S. S. – English Language Teaching, 2008
Today most of the organizations are operated at global level. Thus undeniably there is an overwhelming influence of culture on business. To promote healthy business, study of culture and its relation with language is inevitable. A thorough understanding of cultural differences will pave way for effective transaction at work places and this in turn…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Gender Differences, Business, Cross Cultural Studies