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Ubbes, Valerie A.; Ausherman, Judith A. – Health Educator, 2018
The purpose of this historical project was to compare 19th and 20th century books that originated approximately 165 years apart from collections at Miami University (Oxford, OH) in order to interpret how an early language and vocabulary may have emerged from literacy practices of reading printed books to form an early conception of health…
Descriptors: Books, History, Language Usage, Vocabulary
Olney, Andrew M. – Grantee Submission, 2021
This paper explores a general approach to paraphrase generation using a pre-trained seq2seq model fine-tuned using a back-translated anatomy and physiology textbook. Human ratings indicate that the paraphrase model generally preserved meaning and grammaticality/fluency: 70% of meaning ratings were above 75, and 40% of paraphrases were considered…
Descriptors: Translation, Language Processing, Error Analysis (Language), Grammar
Al-wossabi, Sami A. – English Language Teaching, 2014
Recent studies in corpus linguistics have revealed apparent inconsistencies between the prescriptive grammar presented in EFL textbooks and the type of grammar used in the speech of native speakers. Such variations and learning gaps deprive EFL learners of the actual use of English and delay their oral/aural developmental processes. The focus of…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Grammar, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Jebahi, Khaled – Curriculum and Teaching, 2014
This paper investigates the place of culture in the Tunisian English for the biology curriculum. To this end, the English language materials used were evaluated. The findings suggested that the materials used do not answer students' needs with respect to exponents of communicative functions, appropriate intonation patterns, norms of politeness,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Biology, English for Academic Purposes, Instructional Materials
Khojasteh, Laleh; Kafipour, Reza – English Language Teaching, 2012
Using corpus approach, a growing number of researchers blamed textbooks for neglecting important information on the use of grammatical structures in natural English. Likewise, the prescribed Malaysian English textbooks used in schools are reportedly prepared through a process of material development that involves intuition. Hence, a corpus-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textbooks, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis
Akbas, Erdem, Ed.; Hatipoglu, Ciler, Ed.; Bayyurt, Yasemin, Ed. – Online Submission, 2017
This is the book of abstracts for the conference held in 2017 entitled: ''METADISCOURSE ACROSS GENRES: MAPPING INTERACTION IN SPOKEN & WRITTEN DISCOURSES'', also known as MAG2017. The 1st International Conference on Metadiscourse Across Genres took place in METU Northern Cyprus Campus, Cyprus between 30 March-1 April 2017 with the…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Written Language, Discourse Analysis, Computational Linguistics
Farrugia, Marie Therese – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2009
Classroom mathematics in Malta is generally communicated through code-switching between the national language Maltese and the country's second language English. This is because not all mathematical words have Maltese equivalents and furthermore, mathematics textbooks are UK publications. I consider the language used for spoken communication and…
Descriptors: Verbal Communication, Textbooks, Official Languages, Foreign Countries
Kimball, Lillian G. – American Book Company, 1911
This textbook is an elementary English course based upon two fundamental facts in regard to language: (1) the purpose of language is communication of thought; and (2) the use of language is an art. The book also provides a complete and progressive course of instruction in the use of the dictionary as an aid to both oral and written language.…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Dictionaries, English Instruction, Language Usage
Birkenmayer, Sigmund S. – 1975
Both spoken and written Polish have undergone profound changes during the past twenty-eight years. The increasing urbanization of Polish culture and the forced change in Polish society are the main factors influencing the change in the language. Indirect evidence of changes which have occurred in the vocabulary and idioms of spoken Polish in the…
Descriptors: Idioms, Language Research, Language Usage, Language Variation

Defense Language Inst., Washington, DC. – 1971
This text, prepared by the Defense Language Institute (DLI), is a dictionary of idioms which lists 621 words, phrases, and expressions frequently used in newspapers, magazines, and literary works published in North Vietnam. It is intended for use as a reference work for DLI courses in Vietnamese. Entries are listed alphabetically, translated, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Culture, Idioms, Instructional Materials, Intensive Language Courses
Goldstein, Melvyn C. – 1973
This textbook is designed to teach modern literary Tibetan and to serve as a grammar and handbook of standard Tibetan. The development of modern written Tibetan has been so influenced by printed materials from many surrounding countries that it is vastly different from classical Tibetan. Borrowings of vocabulary, style, and grammar have created a…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Grammar, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction
Campbell, Russell N.; Bracy, Maryruth – 1972
This book is designed for low-intermediate to advanced students of English as a second language. It provides a look at the world that awaits the foreign student who is to be suddenly immersed in an English-speaking society. The format involves a number of letters written by an American university student to a foreign student planning a trip to the…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Context, Cultural Education