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Direct linkBehrens, Susan J. – Multilingual Matters, 2014
It is clear that a proper understanding of what academic English is and how to use it is crucial for success in college, and yet students face multiple obstacles in acquiring this new "code", not least that their professors often cannot agree amongst themselves on a definition and a set of rules. "Understanding Language Use in the…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Classroom Communication, Academic Discourse, Language Research
Pallotti, Gabriele, Ed.; Wagner, Johannes, Ed. – National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii, 2011
This volume collects empirical studies applying Conversation Analysis to situations where second, third and other additional languages are used. A number of different aspects are considered, including how linguistic systems develop over time through social interaction, how participants 'do' language learning and teaching in classroom and everyday…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Discourse Analysis, Pragmatics
Matthey, Marinette – 1996
The discussion of the role of verbal interaction in second language learning focuses on the process the learner undergoes in acquiring linguistic knowledge in a second- or foreign-language (L2) situation. The introductory section provides a general discussion of language learning and the acquisition of both linguistic and non-linguistic knowledge.…
Descriptors: Interaction, Interpersonal Communication, Language Processing, Language Research
Block, David – 2003
This book is about the prospect of a social turn in the field of second language acquisition (SLA), in particular, that part of SLA that is devoted to the input-interaction-output (IIO) model. The book is intended to critically examine some of the basic notions and assumptions that underpin this model and to suggest a more interdisciplinary and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Interlanguage
Stevick, Earl W. – 1996
The revised second edition of a 1976 book explores the literature of research on memory, creation of meaning in language learning, and second language teaching methodology, incorporating results of recent work in those areas. Each of the 12 chapters begins with a series of questions to be addressed and ends with further questions. Chapter topics…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies, Interpersonal Communication, Language Research
van Dijk, Teun A., Ed. – 1997
The collection of essays on discourse as a form of social interaction includes: "Discourse as Interaction in Society" (Teun A. van Dijk); "Discourse Pragmatics" (Shoshana Blum-Kulka); "Conversation Analysis: An Approach to the Study of Social Action as Sense Making Practices" (Anita Pomerantz, B. J. Fehr); "Institutional Dialogue" (Paul Drew,…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Dialogs (Language), Discourse Analysis, Ethnicity
Davis, Kathryn Anne – 1994
A study investigated the factors that affect language choices and uses within Luxembourg, a multilingual country. Patterns of language use within and across communities are viewed in terms of the interrelationships among language policy intent, implementation, and experience. The study involved classroom observation in elementary, secondary, and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Diachronic Linguistics, Economic Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Lii-Shih, Yu-hwei E. – 1988
A cross-cultural study of conversational politeness in Chinese and English as a foreign language is presented. The primary goals of the study were to make a systematic comparison of politeness rules and conversational strategies used in each language, to identify and analyze the actual communicative problems of cross-cultural communication…
Descriptors: Chinese, Classroom Communication, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context
Hoffer, Bates, Ed. – 1996
Forty-five papers on linguistic theory and language research from the annual conference address these topics: aspects of discourse analysis; agreement languages; grammatical relations; syntax; phonology; grammar; contrastive linguistics; second language learning; syntax; quotations; topic management; aphasia; interpersonal communication; laughter;…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Aphasia, Bilingualism, Black Dialects
Milroy, Lesley, Ed.; Muysken, Pieter, Ed. – 1995
Fifteen articles review code-switching in the four major areas: policy implications in specific institutional and community settings; perspectives of social theory of code-switching as a form of speech behavior in particular social contexts; the grammatical analysis of code-switching, including factors that constrain switching even within a…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Bilingualism, Classroom Communication, Code Switching (Language)
Lantolf, James P., Ed.; Appel, Gabriela, Ed. – 1996
The collection of essays on aspects of Vygotskian theory focuses on the theory's application to research on second language learning. Articles include: "Theoretical Framework: An Introduction to Vygotskian Perspectives on Second Language Research" (James P. Lantolf, Gabriela Appel); Collective Scaffolding in Second Language…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Difficulty Level, Educational Objectives, English (Second Language)
Gass, Susan M., Ed.; Neu, Joyce, Ed. – 1995
Articles on speech acts and intercultural communication include: "Investigating the Production of Speech Act Sets" (Andrew Cohen); "Non-Native Refusals: A Methodological Perspective" (Noel Houck, Susan M. Gass); "Natural Speech Act Data versus Written Questionnaire Data: How Data Collection Method Affects Speech Act…
Descriptors: Advertising, Arabic, Contrastive Linguistics, Discourse Analysis
Cazden, Courtney B. – 1988
Noting that classroom communication is a central issue in school systems, because spoken language is the medium by which much teaching takes place, this book investigates classroom discourse within the framework of applied linguistics, and discusses research drawn from elementary, secondary and postsecondary classrooms. The first section deals…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research
Melby, Alan K., Ed. – 1997
Fifty-nine papers on language research and linguistic theory from the annual forum address these topics: correctness in language; aspects of neurolinguistics and psycholinguistics; historical linguistics and language evolution; linguistic philosophy; aspects of syntax; aspects of discourse analysis; lexicon and semantics; language contact and…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Alzheimers Disease, Contrastive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics
Bardovi-Harlig, Kathleen, Ed.; Félix-Brasdefer, J. César, Ed.; Omar, Alwiya S., Ed. – National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii, 2006
PRAGMATICS & LANGUAGE LEARNING, a refereed series sponsored by the National Foreign Language Resource Center at the University of Hawai'i, publishes selected papers from the biannual International Pragmatics & Language Learning Conference under the editorship of the conference hosts and the series editor. Check the NFLRC website for…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Language Acquisition, Second Language Learning, Language Research
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