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Salvato, Giuliana – Language Awareness, 2020
This study addresses the role of the body in the pedagogy of Italian as a second language. Given that the understanding of meanings and functions of body movements in combination with speech can enrich language pedagogy, we organized a study to investigate whether context of learning determines more or less awareness of the body in Italian…
Descriptors: Human Body, Nonverbal Communication, Motion, Italian
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Mahalingappa, Laura; Polat, Nihat; Wang, Rui – Language Awareness, 2022
Oral corrective feedback (OCF) has been a trending topic in additional language education research in the last three decades. In light of current foci on socio-cultural particularities and calls for comparative work on international teacher education, there is increasing need for explorations of teachers' beliefs about OCF in different settings.…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Cross Cultural Studies, Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Liang, Mei-Ya – Language Awareness, 2021
This study explored peer groups' mediation processes in the digital space. Building upon translingual research and multimodal discourse analysis, the researcher analysed video transcript excerpts of oral conversations and on-screen interactions among university students of different linguistic and cultural backgrounds. This article focuses on…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Cooperative Learning
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Waring, Hansun Zhang – Language Awareness, 2013
Given the cross-cultural differences underlying interactional routines such as "How are you?" or "How was your weekend?", managing such routine inquiries can be problematic for second language learners. Based on data from an adult ESL (English as a second language) class, this conversation analytic study shows how learners develop their competence…
Descriptors: Evidence, Cultural Differences, English (Second Language), Intercultural Communication
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Fettes, Mark – Language Awareness, 2013
This paper reports on an innovative approach to oral language development in one British Columbia elementary school, in the context of a larger-scale research project aimed at building cultural inclusive classrooms through the development of imaginative teaching practices. A number of approximately three-week units were designed to lead students…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Research Design
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Shi, Ling – Language Awareness, 2006
This study examines interviews with 46 undergraduates to explore if participants with differing language and cultural backgrounds view plagiarism or textual appropriation primarily as a) a language problem because of a lack of words of one's own, or b) a cultural challenge as a result of either some first language (L1) cultural training to…
Descriptors: Plagiarism, English (Second Language), Undergraduate Students, Cultural Differences