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Sachathep, Sukchai – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2014
This variational pragmatics (VP) study investigates the similarities and differences of compliment responses (CR) between Thai and Punjabi speakers of English in Thailand, focusing on the strategies used in CR when the microsociolinguistic variables are integrated into the Discourse Completion Task (DCT). The participants were 20 Thai and 20…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Indo European Languages
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Floris, Flora Debora – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2014
Today, English is truly regarded as an international language. It is the most widely-learned and spoken second or foreign language in many countries. In recent years, the number of second and foreign language speakers has far exceeded the number of first language speakers of English. This dramatic change, many have argued, should be taken into…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, English Instruction, English (Second Language), English Curriculum