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The International Status of English for Intercultural Understanding in Taiwan's High School EFL Textbooks
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Su, Ya-Chen – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2016
The purpose of this study is to evaluate linguistic and cultural issues around the status of English as a lingua franca and intercultural understanding as presented in one set of Taiwan's (English as a Foreign Language (EFL) high school textbooks. The methodology centres on the analysis of textbook content as categorized in three central themes:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Usage, English (Second Language), Textbooks
A Corpus Analysis of Vocabulary Coverage and Vocabulary Learning Opportunities within a Children's Story Series
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Sun, Yu-Chih – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2016
Extensive reading for second language learners have been widely documented over the past few decades. However, few studies, if any, have used a corpus analysis approach to analyze the vocabulary coverage within a single-author story series, its repetition of vocabulary, and the incidental and intentional vocabulary learning opportunities therein.…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Word Lists, Secondary School Curriculum, Textbook Content
From EFL to English as an International and Scientific Language: Analysing Taiwan's High-School English Textbooks in the Period 1952-2009
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Ke, I-Chung – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2012
Using both quantitative and qualitative content analysis of Taiwan's high-school English textbooks, this study aimed to investigate the projected roles of English in Taiwan's high-school English textbooks over the past 50 years. A total of 1072 lessons from 14 textbook versions dating from 1952 to 2009 were analysed. The results show that the…
Descriptors: Textbook Content, Textbooks, Foreign Countries, Content Analysis
Teaching Practice and Cultural Difference of an English as Foreign Language Classroom in Taiwan
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Liao, Hsien-Chung; Yang, Cheng-Cheng – English Language Teaching, 2012
Uninterrupted interactions of merchants and travelers from different countries stress the significance of English. The purpose of the study was to investigate what cultures and teaching practices are different between native English-speaking teachers and Taiwanese senior high school students. Three native English-speaking teachers and six…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction