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van Compernolle, Rémi A.; Henery, Ashlie – Language Learning, 2014
In this article, we investigate the integration of concept-based pragmatics instruction, grounded in Vygotskian sociocultural psychology, in an intact second-semester French class (n = 13) over the course of an academic term. Our focus is on learners' appropriation of the concepts of self-presentation, social distance, and power with respect…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Vignettes, Language Usage, Pragmatics
Singman, Cooper – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of social media language learning activities with traditional language learning activities on the development of L2 grammatical competence in two English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classes at a Taiwanese university. The study was grounded in four bodies of knowledge: (a) the…
Descriptors: Grammar, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Usage