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Al-Jarf, Reima – Online Submission, 2021
Aims: Since many Saudi ESL students studying abroad have limited vocabulary and grammar knowledge and poor reading comprehension skills, this article proposes the integration of linguistic landscapes (LLs) in teaching English to Saudi students studying abroad to supplement the English language courses and textbooks they study. Definition of LLs:…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Study Abroad
Silva, Tony – Online Submission, 2021
Via an account of the genesis, development, and enactment of a seminar in translingual writing, this paper represents an attempt to indicate the extensive amount and interdisciplinary nature of the knowledge that one needs to be familiar with in order to develop a rich and nuanced understanding of the phenomenon as well as to provide a resource…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Graduate Students, Writing Instruction, Seminars
Salmani-Nodoushan, Mohammad Ali – Online Submission, 2020
English for specific purposes (ESP) began around fifty years ago as a result of pressing worldwide demands for fast-paced language training in occupational and professional settings, rapid revolutions in theoretical linguistics, and burgeoning pressures on schools and educators to focus on, and to be responsive to, learners' needs. It started…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Trend Analysis
Johns, Ann M.; Salmani Nodoushan, M. A. – Online Submission, 2015
This forum paper is based on a friendly and informative interview conducted with Professor Ann M. Johns. In providing answers to the interview questions, Professor Johns suggests that all good teaching is ESP, and also distinguishes between EOP and ESP in that the former entails much more "just in time" learning while the latter may be…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Interviews, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Gonzales, Wilkinson Daniel Wong; Flores, Eden R. – Online Submission, 2016
For the past few decades, stylistics has emerged as a discipline that encompasses both literary criticism and linguistics. The integration of both disciplines opened many opportunities for English literature and language teachers to get creative in their teaching--by introducing the stylistic approach in their classrooms. However, in a typical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Al-Jarf, Reima – Online Submission, 2014
Students at the College of Languages and Translation (COLT) take an Islamic Translation course in which they practice translating different kinds of Islamic texts (genres) including excerpts from the Holy Quran and the Prophet's Sayings. The aims of the present article are to introduce the students to the history of the translation of the Holy…
Descriptors: Translation, Islam, Literary Genres, Religious Factors
Akbas, Erdem, Ed.; Hatipoglu, Ciler, Ed.; Bayyurt, Yasemin, Ed. – Online Submission, 2017
This is the book of abstracts for the conference held in 2017 entitled: ''METADISCOURSE ACROSS GENRES: MAPPING INTERACTION IN SPOKEN & WRITTEN DISCOURSES'', also known as MAG2017. The 1st International Conference on Metadiscourse Across Genres took place in METU Northern Cyprus Campus, Cyprus between 30 March-1 April 2017 with the…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Written Language, Discourse Analysis, Computational Linguistics
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Sims, Judy Rene – Online Submission, 2010
This paper was presented on the panel, "Perspectives on Teaching about Radio, Culture, and Society," sponsored by the Radio/Audio Media and International Divisions of the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) at the BEA National Convention. The purpose of the panel was to examine various perspectives - domestic and international - on…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Radio, Programming (Broadcast), Teaching Methods
Kiliçkaya, Ferit, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
The 5th International Conference on Language, Literature and Culture has been hosted by Mehmet Akif Ersoy University (Burdur, Turkey), in cooperation with Çankaya University (Ankara, Turkey) and Süleyman Demirel University (Isparta, Turkey). Our main aim has been to provide a forum for discussion, to facilitate integration in these fields, and to…
Descriptors: Literature, Conferences (Gatherings), Figurative Language, Speeches
Kurubacak, Gulsun – Online Submission, 2007
The main purpose of this paper is to discuss self-motivated learning through Project-Based Online Learning (PBOL). Besides, this paper aims to explore the dimensions and dynamics of self-motivated learning in a digital society. The strategies and principles of PBOL based on new communication technologies of evidence and truth through critical…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Online Courses, Self Motivation, Learning Motivation