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Sheldon, Elena – Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 2011
As English is the leading medium of communication in academia, publication in international journals presents a goal and a challenge for some non-Anglophone researchers. Research articles (RAs) written in English and Spanish have been examined in order to discover whether the textual organization in each language is similar or different. However,…
Descriptors: Rhetoric, Applied Linguistics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Pasand, Parastou Gholami – Journal on English Language Teaching, 2013
The M.A. level in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) in Iran aims at training qualified persons for teaching English at universities or institutions of higher education and also fulfilling the needs of the society regarding experts in the field of research in language teaching issues, translating different English texts into Persian or…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), English Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Hirano, Eliana – English for Specific Purposes, 2009
This paper compares the rhetorical organization of research article introductions in Brazilian Portuguese and in English within a subfield of Applied Linguistics. Using Swales' (1990) CARS model as an analytical tool, this exploratory study investigated 20 research articles. The findings indicate that introductions in Brazilian Portuguese tend to…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Cultural Differences, English for Special Purposes, Portuguese
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Ishikawa, Shin'ichiro – Themes in Science and Technology Education, 2010
ICT influences various phases of language studies and education. Its application for applied linguistics has been mainly attempted in the field of corpus linguistics, which describes how native speakers (NS) use the language and how its use by non-native speakers (NNS) deviates from the NS norm. In the current study, we focused on the English…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Form Classes (Languages), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Sheldon, Elena – English for Specific Purposes, 2009
The notion that academic writing is not only a conventional entity but also carries the representation of the writer has been supported by several researchers. Few studies have explored identity representation in language across two written cultures, such as English and Spanish, although Spanish might be a language of interest for non-native…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Native Speakers, English for Academic Purposes, Academic Discourse
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Wang, Min; Yang, Chen; Cheng, Chenxi – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2009
This study investigated the concurrent contributions of phonology, orthography, and morphology to biliteracy acquisition in 78 Grade 1 Chinese-English bilingual children. Conceptually comparable measures in English and Chinese tapping phonological, orthographic, and morphological awareness were administered. Word reading skill in English and…
Descriptors: Phonology, Morphology (Languages), Reading Skills, Grade 1
Valdman, Albert – Francais dans le Monde, 1971
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Contrastive Linguistics, English, French
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Esser, Jurgen – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1980
Since linguistics and foreign language education meet in the domain of contrastive analysis, it should be possible for these two professional areas to cooperate in the development of pedagogically useful grammars. Such grammars should concentrate on traits of particular languages and on functional linguistic style. (JB)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Contrastive Linguistics, Grammar, Notional Functional Syllabi
KETTELKAMP, GILBERT C. – 1966
THE MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHER SHOULD SPEAK FLUENTLY AND PRONOUNCE CORRECTLY THE LANGUAGE HE TEACHES, KNOW ITS LINGUISTIC STRUCTURE, AND BE ABLE TO USE EFFECTIVELY ALL FACILITIES THAT WILL HELP HIM ATTAIN HIS TEACHING OBJECTIVES. HE NEEDS A KNOWLEDGE OF THE STRUCTURAL LINGUISTICS OF BOTH THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND HIS OWN SO THAT HE CAN MAKE…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Articulation (Speech), Contrastive Linguistics, Language Teachers
Pottier, Bernard – Francais dans le Monde, 1971
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Contrastive Linguistics, Diagrams, Form Classes (Languages)
Connor, Meryl – IRAL, 1992
An instructional technique that enlisted natural language processes by ensuring that grammatical markers made semantic sense was examined to determine its usefulness in helping adult Anglophone classroom learners to make more accurate online aspectual choices in past tense oral narrative. (32 references) (LB)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Contrastive Linguistics, Foreign Countries, French
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Berg, Thomas – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1992
The role of word class and gender during lexical access in language production was studied. The results indicated a distinction between prelexical (word class) and postlexical (gender) features, a distinction that could most naturally be implemented in a parallel-interactive processing network. (33 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Contrastive Linguistics, Foreign Countries, Language Acquisition
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Sigurd, Bengt, Ed.; Svartvik, Jan, Ed. – Studia Linguistica, 1981
The proceedings of the 1981 International Congress of Applied Linguistics include the full text of papers read by invited speakers. The keynote address, four plenary lectures, seven special lectures, and one symposium symmary are presented. The papers cover such topics as the status of applied linguistics, bilingual education for majority and…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Bilingual Education, Contrastive Linguistics, Discourse Analysis
Vinay, Jean-Paul – Meta, 1975
This article discusses developments within the past twenty years in translation in North America and Europe, according to several approaches: theoretical stylistic, artistic, pedagogical, and computational. (Text is in French.) (AM)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Bilingualism, Contrastive Linguistics, Language Styles
Hammer, John H.; Rice, Frank A. – 1965
This 484-item bibliography is a revised and expanded version of William W. Gage's "Contrastive Studies in Linguistics: A Bibliographical Checklist" (CAL, 1961). Following a general section, the entries are arranged alphabetically by foreign language. The language headings are: Afrikaans, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bantu, Batak, Bengali,…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Bibliographies, Contrastive Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics
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