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Morkus, Nader – Language Learning Journal, 2021
This study investigated the relationship between language proficiency and negative pragmatic transfer from a first language (L1), focusing on the speech act of refusal as realised by American learners of Arabic as a Foreign Language (AFL) in Egyptian Arabic. Twenty American AFL learners (10 intermediate and 10 advanced) and 2 baseline groups (10…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Semitic Languages, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Miller, Carol – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2014
This study is a test of the effectiveness of a classroom role-playing exercise used to increase the understanding of cultural practices with which many Midwestern college students are uncomfortable. I employed a pre-test/post-test comparison group design. Students enrolled in two sections of a general education global issues course (N = 56) were…
Descriptors: Collectivism, Role Playing, Cultural Awareness, College Students