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Christie, Frances – TESOL Quarterly, 1999
Looks at genre theory and English-as-a-Second-Language instruction from a systemic functional perspective. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Styles, Linguistic Theory

Simpson, Rita; Mendis, Dushyanthi – TESOL Quarterly, 2003
Addresses the advantages and limitations of a corpus-based approach to researching and teaching idioms in a specific genre by drawing on a specialized corpus of 1.7 million words of academic discourse, the Michigan Corpus of Academic Spoken English. Argues that evidence from such a corpus can be informative for language teachers when the primary…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Computational Linguistics, English (Second Language), Idioms
Anderson, Tommy R. – TESOL Quarterly, 1968
The initial stage of second language learning usually aims to develop the ability to converse. This conversational ability is, however, rarely the ultimate object of second language instruction. The student may want access to the literature of the culture of the second language, or to get an education in it. For these reasons, interest shifts…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, English, Language Instruction, Language Patterns

Freedman, Aviva – TESOL Quarterly, 1999
Discusses genre theory from the perspective of rhetorical genre studies. Points to issues that should form part of the frame or theoretic context within which teachers who have experience within relevant learning contexts can select or invent appropriate strategies and approaches. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Context Effect, English (Second Language), Language Styles, Linguistic Theory

Bracy, Maryruth – TESOL Quarterly, 1971
Revised version of a paper presented at the TESOL Convention, March 1971, New Orleans, Louisiana. (VM)
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods, Language Skills

Applegate, Richard B. – TESOL Quarterly, 1975
Knowledge of a language requires more than mastery of grammar; effective communication includes social and cultural aspects of language use, such as speaking volume and intonation, conventions of politeness, and set social formulas. The language teacher must be aware of these rules to convey them to students. (CHK)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Language Role, Language Styles

Jacobson, Rudolfo – TESOL Quarterly, 1976
This article discusses sociolinguistics and how certain of its norms bear a direct relationship to the teaching objectives of EFL. (CLK)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, English (Second Language), Instructional Materials, Language Instruction

Ibrahim, Awad El Karim M. – TESOL Quarterly, 1999
Examines how a group of continental Francophone African youth at a French high school in Ottawa, Canada "become Black" as they enter a world that already constructs them as Black. These students learn Black English, which they access in hip-hop culture and linguistic styles. Discusses the impact of becoming Black on…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Students, English (Second Language), Ethnicity

Tarone, Elaine; Kuehn, Kimberly – TESOL Quarterly, 2000
Examines the discourse of the social services intake interview, which is part of the process of obtaining financial benefits in the United States. The genre of the interview is described with particular focus on the performance of two native speakers and one nonnative speaker of English. Argues that instruction in how to participate in this genre…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Financial Support, Immigrants

Goldstein, Lynn M. – TESOL Quarterly, 1987
In a study demonstrating that Black English was target for Hispanic boys acquiring English as second language, it was shown that extensive peer contact with Blacks was necessary but not sufficient for acquisition of two features of Black English (negative concord and distributive "be") and that choice of Blacks as reference played no role in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Dialects, Black Influences, Cultural Context