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Direct linkXu, 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
Balancing Linguistic and Social Needs: Evaluating Texts Using a Critical Language Awareness Approach
Case, Rod E.; Ndura, Elavie; Righettini, Marielena – Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 2005
English as a second language (ESL) content-based texts are often evaluated for their presentation of sound second-language teaching practices. While such reviews are important and valuable, they ignore an examination of the race, class, and gender issues introduced in the texts. A critical perspective on textbook evaluation organized around the…
Descriptors: Metalinguistics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
