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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Native English Speaker"”.
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Auditory perceptual simulation during silent reading: effects on language processing and comprehension
… as people read utterances attributed to a native English speaker, a non-native English speaker, or no speaker at all. APS effects were measured via online eye movements and offline comprehension probes. Results from Studies 1 and 2 demonstrated that inducing APS during silent reading …
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Non-native speaker attitudes toward non-native English accents
The increasing number of proficient, non-native English speakers, both in U.S. academic institutions and around the globe, warrants considerable investigation into possible norms developing within non-native to non-native interactions. This report analyzes attitudes toward accent, a prominent …
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Speaking up! Adult ESL students' perceptions of native and non-native English speaking teachers.
Research to date on the native versus non-native English speaker teacher (NEST versus non-NEST) debate has primarily focused on teacher self-perception and performance. A neglected, but essential, viewpoint on this issue comes from English as a second language (ESL) students themselves. This study …
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Teaching English for the first time: anxiety among Japanese elementary-school teachers
English language education officially started in Japanese elementary schools in 2009. Homeroom teachers, whether experienced or not, are responsible for teaching the subject to students. Additionally, teachers are often required to team-teach with a native English speaker. It is plausible that …
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Attitudes towards Indonesian teachers of English and implications for their professional identity
… teachers (OSTs), perceive Indonesian teachers of English (ITEs) in relation to the strong preference for native English-speaking teachers (NESTs) in the field of English language teaching in Indonesia. More importantly, it investigates the way the ITEs perceive their professional selves despite …
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The effect of racialization on EFL learners’ conceptualizations of the native speaker construct
… shapes EFL learners’ conceptualizations of the native speaker construct through an experimental design. Three hundred and fourteen university students studying at English-medium universities in Turkey were invited to take an online matched guise test. They were assigned to either the control …
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A study into the effectiveness of pushed/non-pushed spoken output tasks focussing on upper intermediate students in the EFL classroom
… setting with 21 upper-intermediate students of English. Specifically, the study addressed a) if a pushed speaking task produced more language related episodes (LREs) than a non-pushed speaking task b) in what ways did pushed or non-pushed tasks vary in the type of LREs that were produced by …
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A critical examination of the academic trajectories of ESL youth
… cohort (n=48 265). It compares the results to a native English speaker (NES) baseline. ESL students are disaggregated by ethno-cultural background, English proficiency, gender, age on entry to the BC school system, and socio-economic status. School population effects are also considered. The …
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Becoming Japerican And Amerinese: An Ethnographic Study Of Employees At A Multicultural Workplace
… ethnographer/writer, who was a Japanese non-native English speaker and who engaged in ethnographic writing in English. I address border-crossing ethnographic practices while connecting to issues of representation, legitimacy, and aesthetics. Based on my findings, I discuss how this study may …
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The Influence of Dual Language Education Upon the Development of English Reading Skills of Kindergarten Through Grade Two Students
… Dual Language Education Upon the Development of English Reading Skills of Kindergarten through Grade Two Students.</p> <p>The purpose of this inductive and quantitative research study is to examine the influence of dual language education upon the development of literacy skills in English …