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Peer reviewedBrumfit, Christopher – International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 1997
Examines applied linguistics as a research project analogous to other disciplines and presumes a need for cross-disciplinary perspectives in language studies. Argues that applied linguistics shares a position intersecting with neighboring sciences and with all other sciences, each of which demarcates its own space in contested and shared ground.…
Descriptors: Action Research, Applied Linguistics, Interdisciplinary Approach, Language Research
Download full textBrumfit, Christopher – 1990
This paper outlines the teaching and research program in language and education at the University of Southampton (England) and examines problem areas found in the combination of language and education, including confusion in interpretation of textual material by students. Language and education often involves language teaching, but not language,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Students, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries
Direct linkBrumfit, Christopher – Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 2004
For higher education, two recent changes in world language practices are crucial: the emergence of English as the default language of international communication, and the technology of the Internet. The first appears to have contributed to problems of motivation for English-speaking learners of foreign languages. Information is provided about…
Descriptors: Higher Education, English, Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning
Brumfit, Christopher – CLE Working Papers, 1994
This paper explores the relationships between English as a world language, native speakers and their governments, and educational practices to illustrate the risks of power by language and the risks of language. A brief political history of the English language is followed by predictions on the use of English in the 1990s. It is suggested that…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, English Instruction, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Brumfit, Christopher; Mitchell, Rosamond – 1995
A survey of teacher trainees at the University of Southampton (England) investigated trainee knowledge level of English grammar and of language use around the world. Responses of English and modern language teacher trainees (n=19), non-language teacher trainees (n=35), and in some cases, undergraduates from the general student population (n=238)…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, English Teachers, Foreign Countries, Geographic Distribution
Brumfit, Christopher; Mason, Kathy – 1994
A study and associated development work concerning bilingual elementary and secondary students in British schools is reported. The study was designed to examine the progress and needs of bilingual students in several schools in the Southampton (England) area. It arose from concern about possible marginalization of minority language students in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Students, Classroom Communication, Core Curriculum
