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Download full textJeon, Mihyon – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 2003
This study investigates closing patterns for an institutional conversation in an ELP (English Language Program) at a university in the United States, noting the relationship between the closing patterns of the participants and their level of proficiency in English. By indicating that ESL learners, especially beginners, face difficulty in closing…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses, English (Second Language), Faculty Advisers
Johnson, David Cassels, Ed.; Hult, Francis M., Ed. – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 2003
This collection of articles includes the following: "Second Language Acquisition Research and Applied Linguistics" (Teresa Pica); "'Communicative Lingerings': An Exploratory Study of the Experience of 'Foreign' Communicative Features in the Interactions of American Expatriates after Reentry" (Laura Sicola); "Acquiring…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Business Education, Business English, Communication Skills
King, Kendall A.; Silver, Rita Elaine – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 1993
The study described here investigated the refusal strategies of intermediate-level second language learners and the potential for developing sociolinguistic competence in nonnative speakers (NNS) through classroom instruction. Subjects were six college students of English as a Second Language, divided into treatment and control groups. The…
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Problems, Conversational Language Courses, English (Second Language)
