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Chen, Yuan-shan – Language Teaching Research, 2016
While many empirical studies demonstrate the effects of instruction on enhancing second language (L2) learners' pragmatic competence (Rose, 2005), few have attempted to gain an understanding of the quality of classroom life in addition to instructional efficacy. Drawing on the framework of Exploratory Practice (Allwright, 2005), the present study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Writing Instruction
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Chen, Yuan-shan; Liu, Jianda – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2016
This study reports the development of a scale to evaluate the speech act performance by intermediate-level Chinese learners of English. A qualitative analysis of the American raters' comments was conducted on learner scripts in response to a total of 16 apology and request written discourse completion task (WDCT) situations. The results showed…
Descriptors: Speech Acts, North Americans, Grammar, Electronic Mail