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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Second language teaching and learning"”.
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The role of metalinguistic terminology in second language teaching and learning
What is the role of metalinguistic terminology in second language teaching and learning? Specifically, how is metalinguistic terminology used in foreign language textbooks? To what extent are students familiar with metalinguistic terms? What effect does the instruction of metalinguistic terminology …
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Some sociolinguistic aspects of second language teaching and learning of Xhosa
… it may have been, making a statement about how language operates in society. This, of course, is putting it in a nutshell. In fact, what Mr Tulliver was saying, was that: (i) language can serve as a mirror of social strata; (ii) language is of great importance in human relations; l (iii) …
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An ethnographic investigation into the development and trialing of more accessible text materials for second language teaching and learning in physical science
… alternative science curriculum materials for a secondary schooling context where English, the medium of instruction, is a second language for both teachers and students. The research is located in an interpretative ethnographic framework and the data gathered during the classroom-based trialing …
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Let's grab coffee sometime! : enhancing pragmatic consciousness-raising tasks through metapragmatic discussions
As perspectives on second language teaching and learning evolved throughout the decades, SLA specialists are reconsidering the traditional ways of teaching languages. Since languages are dynamic systems constantly morphing to adapt to their speech communities, focusing on usage in L2 classroom …
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Exploring inequalities in English language education in China: A comparative case study of English-major students from a sociological perspective
… plays a vital role in shaping social structures and influencing social mobility in a society, and thus educational equality is a concern for many societies. Considering the compulsory status of English from basic to higher education in China and its symbolic meaning in Chinese society, this study …
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Student agency in collaborative writing: A sociocognitive perspective
… amount of literature on collaborative writing in second language teaching and learning, much of it inspired by Storch (2002 - 2015). Although the topic of collaborative writing has been researched extensively, few studies have addressed the individual learners from an agentic perspective …