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Direct linkOmidian, Taha; Ballance, Oliver James; Siyanova-Chanturia, Anna – Language Teaching, 2023
Accurate description of language use is central to English for academic purposes (EAP) practice. Thanks to the development of corpus tools, it has been possible to undertake systematic studies of language in academic contexts. This line of research aims to provide detailed and accurate characterization of academic communication and to ultimately…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
McCarthy, Michael – Language Teaching, 2020
Business English and academic English may perhaps be thought of as areas of language use requiring precision of expression and a quest for specific and unambiguous meaning. However, corpus evidence shows that both types of language, in their spoken contexts, exhibit noticeable use of the kinds of vague expressions found in everyday conversation.…
Descriptors: Business English, English for Academic Purposes, Teaching Methods, Language Usage
Ringbom, Hakan – Language Teaching, 2012
This review covers recent applied linguistic research in Finland and Sweden during the years 2006-2011, with particular emphasis on foreign language learning and teaching. Its primary aim is to inform the international research community on the type of research that is going on in these countries. Special attention is given to topics which have…
Descriptors: Language Research, Applied Linguistics, Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning
