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Steven G. Gagnon – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Due to the typological differences between Korean's aspect system and English's aspect system in terms of progressive construction "-ko iss," learners can no doubt have difficulty acquiring and using the "-ko iss" construction in learner Korean. This dissertation investigates two main points: (i) how is the "-ko iss"…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Korean, Native Language, Second Language Learning
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Johnson, Sarah – Composition Forum, 2022
Scholars in writing studies have positioned numerous critiques of the tacit myth of Standard English (*SE) and its use as an unquestioned communicative norm. While these critiques reflect the overlap of the field's translingualism and anti-racist writing assessment movements, they also reveal an empirical need surrounding the writing instructors…
Descriptors: Writing Research, Writing Instruction, Standard Spoken Usage, Language Attitudes
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Yajing Fu – Cogent Education, 2024
This qualitative research explores 10 Chinese middle school teachers' perceptions of English and English teaching concerning Global Englishes (GE) and the feasibility of incorporating GE into English language education. Through semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis within the framework of 2018 Global English Language Teaching (GELT),…
Descriptors: Language Variation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Schaefer, Vance; Warhol, Tamara – TESOL Journal, 2020
The field of English as an additional language (EAL) advocates using authentic materials and meeting the needs of students. Yet often language in the EAL classroom appears to not reflect the linguistic variation (e.g., ethnic, regional, gender, sexual orientation, generational) of English typically encountered outside of the classroom. Therefore,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Variation, Grammar
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Thienthong, Atikhom – rEFLections, 2022
A growing body of research examines attitudes towards English varieties from an impressionistic perspective, but relatively few studies investigate attitudes towards specific standard and variant grammatical features. This study explores the language attitudes of Thai university students and teachers towards standard grammar and its variation in…
Descriptors: Language Variation, Language Attitudes, Grammar, Teacher Attitudes
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Diaz, Adriana Raquel; Mejía, Glenda; Villamizar, Andrés Gabriel – L2 Journal, 2022
This paper is motivated by growing, inexorable tensions between societal impetus to advance inclusive (non-binary) linguistic change across many Spanish-speaking communities, and the seemingly removed reality of the Spanish as a world language classroom. As a first step in reconciling these tensions and breaking free from apparent disciplinary…
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Usage
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Tran Ngoc Quynh Phuong; Bao Trang Thi Nguyen; Thi Linh Giang Hoang; Vu Quynh Nhu Nguyen; Le Hoang Phuong Ngo – Taiwan Journal of TESOL, 2024
This article examines the use of prompt-based lexical collocations in opinion essays by Vietnamese English as a foreign language (EFL) students. Fifty second-year English majors at a Vietnamese university wrote 100 opinion essays on two topics as progress tests. The AntConc programme (Anthony, 2020) was employed to identify the frequencies of use…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Phrase Structure
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Al-Rushaidi, Sultan Mohammed Saaiyed – Arab World English Journal, 2020
This paper seeks to intellectually stimulate researchers who are interested in the history of grammar and the long-standing debate about prescriptivism. Contrary to popular belief, there are scholars who still put forward arguments about the significant role played by prescriptive grammar in the development of Modern Standard English. Such…
Descriptors: Grammar, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Del Carpio, Leslie – ProQuest LLC, 2022
As critical approaches to Heritage Language (HL) instruction are increasingly more widespread, it is now more pertinent than ever to conduct research on Spanish linguistic variation that reveals systematicity and refutes hegemonic notions of 'incorrectness'. This variationist study examines the use and distribution of the Preterite and Imperfect…
Descriptors: Spanish, Heritage Education, Bilingualism, Second Language Learning
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Spiegelman, Julia Donnelly – L2 Journal, 2022
Non-binary individuals comprise one third of the transgender population and may be especially vulnerable to marginalization. The study of languages such as French, grammatically based in a binary gender system, offers unique challenges to non-binary learners for representing themselves in accordance with their identity. Grounded in a…
Descriptors: French, Language Usage, Form Classes (Languages), LGBTQ People
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Weyers, Joseph R. – Hispania, 2021
"Vos" is regularly used in "paisa" (of Antioquia) Spanish, although written "vos" is considered non- normative. Recent research shows an augmented presence of written "vos" in public domains (Weyers 2016a, 2016b), which is viewed favorably by a majority of "paisas" (Weyers, forthcoming). So, what…
Descriptors: Spanish, Language Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Language Teachers
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Tsaralunga, Inna – Advanced Education, 2019
The article analyses the system of methodological principles employed in the comprehensive study of linguistic variation in diachrony. In particular, the author defines the essence of the scientific principle as a means of linguistic study as well as thoroughly describes the system of methodological principles of a diachronic study of any…
Descriptors: Ukrainian, Language Variation, Diachronic Linguistics, Business
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Mattson-Prieto, Raquel; Showstack, Rachel – Language Learning, 2022
This study investigated classroom interaction through the framework of "stancetaking" (Du Bois, 2007) to understand how Spanish second language (L2) learners positioned themselves when participating in communicative language learning activities. Data came from transcribed audio and video recordings of three 90-minute lessons in one…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Classroom Communication
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Su, Hang – ELT Journal, 2020
This paper explores the applications of pattern grammar and local grammar in English language teaching, focusing specifically on the design of teaching materials. It shows that grammar patterns can be systematically analysed from a local grammar perspective, and further argues that the practice of local grammar analyses helps to raise language…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Grammar, Language Variation, English (Second Language)
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He, Deyuan; Li, David C. S. – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2023
With the largest number of English learners in the world, the influence of the English language teaching (ELT) reform in China cannot be underestimated. This article explores the implications of the actual use of English in China's workplace for ELT reform in the context of English as a lingua franca (ELF). On the basis of cross-validated data…
Descriptors: Educational Change, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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