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Ishaan Ambrish; Shreya Sodhi; Zoe Liberman – Social Development, 2025
People use different communication patterns based on the context and who they are addressing. These differences, known as linguistic register, are common across human speech and recognized early in development. Here, we examine 4-11-year-old American children's (N = 227) ability to use linguistic registers to determine a speaker's addressee as…
Descriptors: Language Styles, Language Usage, Preschool Children, Children
Othman Khalid Al-Shboul; Nisreen Naji Al-Khawaldeh; Hady J. Hamdan; Sami Al-Khawldeh – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2023
This paper examined two poems: 'Winter' by Anne Hunter and 'Against Winter' by Charles Simic from a stylistic perspective. It conducted a stylistic analysis to elucidate how the poets' intended meanings are constructed in an effective manner through the principles of 'foregrounding': linguistic deviation, linguistic parallelism, and informality,…
Descriptors: Authors, Poets, Poetry, English (Second Language)
Lam Ting Chun; Scott Aubrey – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2023
This article explores the potential for using a modified dictogloss task to improve ESL learners' use of genre-appropriate conventions and genre-appropriate style in the context of genre-based instruction for writing. Dictogloss has been traditionally used to enhance learners' focus on lexical and grammatical features through discussions during…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Styles, Task Analysis
Chimaobi Onwukwe; Hannah Gibson – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2023
The study investigates language use and identity navigation among Nigerian migrants with a focus on language use in public and social spaces in Cape Town, South Africa. It reports on ethnographic observation, participant observation and semi-structured interviews. Findings reveal the use of spoken Igbo and isiXhosa in interactions among primarily…
Descriptors: Immigrants, African Languages, Foreign Countries, Language Usage
Koonnala, Pristsana; Chaiwong, Napasporn – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2023
This study examines the persuasive English language in MasterClass's video advertisements. An analysis framework was formed using twenty-four techniques to identify persuasive language, and the purposes of using different techniques in one hundred and forty-one MasterClass's video scripts. The analysis included identifying the primary argument of…
Descriptors: Advertising, Video Technology, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Yunchalard, Natalie; Punkasirikul, Piyaporn – rEFLections, 2023
This study aimed to determine the representational strategies used to portray Karen people and the roles ascribed to them in English-language news. It was conducted primarily to provide an update on the representation of the Karen in online English news reports in the year 2021. This study, which differs from other previous studies in both the…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Newspapers
Mahmoud M. S. Abdallah – Online Submission, 2025
A well-crafted research proposal is a cornerstone of successful academic inquiry, particularly for Master of Arts (MA) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) candidates in fields such as education and TESOL/TEFL (Locke et al., 2010; Punch, 2016). This comprehensive guide provides practical, detailed, and rigorous guidelines for novice researchers at…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Research Proposals
Yi-Ping Wu; Hui-Hsien Feng; Bo-Ren Mau – Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 2025
Corpus analysis methods have been widely employed in literary translation research by numerous scholars. However, their integration into literary translation training has yet to be developed. With the advancement of AI technology, this paper explores the potential of employing AI-enhanced corpus text analysis and text mining techniques in this…
Descriptors: Translation, Computer Software, Comparative Analysis, Language Styles
Amiruddin, Mohammad; Jannah, Ukhti Raudhatul – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2022
This study examined the role of speech style between teachers and students in learning English. This study was ex post facto research, using quantitative approach. The students at English Department of Madura University, Indonesia were the population in this research. A sample was decided using proportional stratified random sampling technique.…
Descriptors: Role, Language Styles, Speech Communication, Teacher Student Relationship
Nujood Al-Reshaid; Ahmad I. Alhojailan – Educational Process: International Journal, 2025
Background/purpose: Academic writing in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) poses challenges for graduate students, particularly in achieving coherence and organization. Thematic choices play a crucial role in guiding readers and ensuring textual cohesion. While Theme selection has been explored in various contexts, little research has examined…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Literary Genres, Writing Strategies, Semantics
Yujiao Zhang – SAGE Open, 2023
Multidimensional (MD) analysis contributes to a comprehensive linguistic description of second language (L2) writing texts. However, cross-linguistic studies based on MD analysis are still insufficient and need to be increased. In particular, the unavailability of comparable corpora prevents current MD-based L2 writing research from making…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Persuasive Discourse, Essays, English (Second Language)
Teaching Figures of Speech as a Productive Skill and Its Influence on EFL Learners' Creative Writing
Jaashan, Hasan Mohammed Saleh – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2022
Richards (2015) states that receptive competence is far more developed in all language users than productive competence and that in L2 learning, new lexis first shows as passive knowledge and later as active or productive competence. Moreover, productive competence is not a natural corollary to receptive competence; rather, the former requires…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Ondrej Klabal – Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 2024
This paper is based within the framework of step-by-step approach to teaching legal translation. The underlying philosophy behind this approach is that when specific aspects of legal translations are tackled in isolation and trainees become aware of the pitfalls involved and the possible solutions, this helps them in further training as well as in…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Translation, Syntax, Second Languages
Junren Wang; Ling Yann Wong; Muhammad Alif Redzuan Bin Abdullah – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2024
Translation, from a cultural perspective, is the exchange and communication between two distinct cultures, posing a challenge to the translator to possess not only fluency but also a deep understanding of the history and culture of both languages. This study examined the comprehension abilities for translation strategies of native Chinese English…
Descriptors: Translation, Semantics, Language Usage, English (Second Language)
Pong-ampai Kongcharoen; Jiraporn Dhanarattigannon; Intira Bumrungsalee – rEFLections, 2025
In recent years, there has been a growing trend of using informal styles in academic writing, including research articles. To examine the degree of formality in students' writing, this corpus-based study aimed to analyze the formal linguistic features in the academic writing assignments of English-major students at a Thai university. The learner…
Descriptors: Academic Language, Essays, Majors (Students), English (Second Language)