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Gila A. Schauer, Editor; Maria Economidou-Kogetsidis, Editor; Milica Savic, Editor; Anders Myrset, Editor – Multilingual Matters, 2025
This book brings together research on second language pragmatics in the underexplored context of EFL primary classrooms. Presenting studies from Croatia, Cyprus, Germany, Norway, Spain and the Netherlands, the book offers a rich exploration of different topics, such as learners' pragmatic performance, awareness and development, learners' and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Elementary School Students
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Davis, Larry; Norris, John – ETS Research Report Series, 2021
The elicited imitation task (EIT), in which language learners listen to a series of spoken sentences and repeat each one verbatim, is a commonly used measure of language proficiency in second language acquisition research. The "TOEFL® Essentials"™ test includes an EIT as a holistic measure of speaking proficiency, referred to as the…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Language Proficiency, Speech Communication, Language Tests
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Alm, Antonie – Research-publishing.net, 2016
This paper discusses the animated web series "Lifeswap" as an example for "amateur online interculturism" and investigates its potential for intercultural language education. Drawing on Dervin's (2015) discussion on the "amateur interculturist", I suggest that online publications of personal encounters of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Cultural Awareness, Intervention, Teaching Methods