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Zorro Rojas, Imelda – HOW, 2019
Students' engagement and determination require the use of self-regulated learning strategies to facilitate adequate preparation. This article reports a research study that looks into how eight instructors, who were trained to promote self-regulation, interact with 18 students of a Bachelor of Arts program in English language teaching in Bogotá.…
Descriptors: Metacognition, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Raz, Hana – Engl Lang Teaching, 1969
Interesting dialogs which involve the student emotionally are advocated as a means of introducing new structures and idioms to the language student. (FWB)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Conversational Language Courses, Dialogs (Language), English (Second Language)
Tabuki, Masatoshi; Shimatani, Hiroshi – 1991
A study investigated the use of connectors in English conversation between native Japanese-speakers and teachers outside the classroom. Data were drawn from six videotaped conversations between pairs of Japanese students, all learning beginning-level English, with conversational support provided by English teachers. The functions of four…
Descriptors: Dialogs (Language), English (Second Language), Intercultural Communication, Interpersonal Communication
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Gilmore, Alex – ELT Journal, 2004
This paper reports on an investigation into the discourse features of seven dialogues published in coursebooks between 1981 and 1997, and contrasts them with comparable authentic interactions. It finds that the textbook dialogues differ considerably from their authentic equivalents across a range of discourse features: length and turn-taking…
Descriptors: Language Patterns, Textbooks, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Barkman, Bruce – 1970
Dialogs are an effective tool for language acquisition and for transmission of cultural material. Much of the apparent confusion about how they should be used in the language classroom results from a failure to distinguish the ages and levels of proficiency of those for whom the dialogs are designed. The great advantage that dialogs have over…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Cultural Background, Dialogs (Language), English (Second Language)
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Bardovi-Harlig, Kathleen; Hartford, Beverly S. – Language Learning, 1990
Examines status in institutional discourse and identifies congruence as a factor in the success of native and nonnative speakers. Nonnative speakers suffered from a lack of context-specific pragmatic competence involving the use of status preserving strategies and appropriate content for noncongruent speech acts. (21 references) (JL)
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Communicative Competence (Languages), Dialogs (Language), Discourse Analysis
Ward, James – English Teaching Forum, 1981
An oral-skills lesson is proposed having three dimensions: (1) contextualization, where the students are shown the function and use of a language pattern; (2) drills which stimulate student thinking during mechanical manipulation; and (3) communication, which enables the student to use what they have been practicing. (Author/PJM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communicative Competence (Languages), Dialogs (Language), English (Second Language)
Kreeft, Joy; And Others – 1984
A study of the dialogue journal writing of six sixth grade students of English as a Second Language (ESL) examines the interaction with the teacher. The subjects had been in the United States for less than a year, and came from Korean, Vietnamese/Chinese, Burmese, and Italian language backgrounds. Data for the study were drawn from the students'…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Dialogs (Language), Diaries, Discourse Analysis
Cho, Yunkyoung – 1998
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between the use of connectives by learners of English as a foreign language and their length of study. Eighteen writing samples were collected, six from learners with 2 years of study of English and 12 from learners with 3 years of study. Results found that students' length of study was…
Descriptors: Conjunctions, Dialogs (Language), Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)
Orr, Thomas – 1996
College teachers of English for Science and Technology (EST) are encouraged to conduct research in preparation for designing appropriate writing instruction. Specific recommendations are made for creating such a program, providing adequate support, and organizing its content, with examples offered from the program in computer science writing at…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Computer Science, Dialogs (Language)
Department of State, Washington, DC. Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. – 1994
This phrasebook with wordlist is designed for speakers of Haitian Creole who are immigrants to the United States. The English phrases presented are grouped by subject and selected for their directness, brevity, and relevance to the needs of newly-arrived residents. Most are presented in the form of brief, two-line dialogues. Phrases and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavior Standards, Clothing, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Smallwood, Betty Ansin – 1988
It is argued that despite a common assumption to the contrary, there is children's literature appropriate to students of English as a Second Language (ESL) aged 9-14. First, the unique needs and characteristics of the target population are examined. This population consists of limited-English-proficient speakers, usually immigrants or refugees…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Childrens Literature, Dialogs (Language)