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Beltrán-Palanques, Vicente – Research-publishing.net, 2016
Assessing pragmatic knowledge in the instructed setting is seen as a complex but necessary task, which requires the design of appropriate research methodologies to examine pragmatic performance. This study discusses the use of two different research methodologies, namely those of Discourse Completion Tests/Tasks (DCTs) and verbal reports. Research…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Trust (Psychology)
Breen, Majella – Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, 2012
The old adage "no news is good news" is particularly true of the portrayal of Travellers in the media in general. The quality of otherness is relevant to the status of Travellers. For example, when a member of the Traveller community becomes seriously ill, their extended community rallies round. This has been known to cause alarm among…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Subcultures, Social Distance, Social Bias