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Xu, Wei; Wang, Yu; Case, Rod E. – Language Awareness, 2010
This study reports on findings of an investigation into Chinese students' attitudes towards varieties of English before the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. One hundred and eight college students in mainland China evaluated six English speeches by two American English speakers, two British English speakers, and two Chinese English speakers for social…
Descriptors: Social Status, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis
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Xu, Wei; Case, Rod E.; Wang, Yu – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2009
This study examines the influence of length of residence in the target language community and overall L2 proficiency on L2 pragmatic competence with a reference to L2 grammatical competence. Participants were 126 international students in the US with two academic levels of English proficiency from 17 countries, speaking 20 languages. A…
Descriptors: Grammar, Correlation, Pragmatics, Competence