Languages and literature topic list of research papers
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Focus on Form in Teaching Passive Voice of Different Tenses
Abstract Degree of learners’ attention in understanding grammar has been the concern of language teachers recently. This piece of research compared the effect of focus on form and focus on forms on learning of passive voice in different tenses. 56...
2014 / Nava Nourdad, Elnaz Tim Aghayi -
Use of L1 as a Mediational Tool for Understanding Tense/Aspect Marking in English: An Application of Concept-based Instruction
Abstract According to Vygotsky, language serves not only as a tool for communication but also as a psychological tool in developing an individual's cognitive process. From this perspective, the use of language (i.e. L1) provides learners with...
2014 / Haliza Harun, Norhaili Massari, Fariza Puteh Behak -
Metadiscourse in Newspaper Genre: A Cross-linguistic Study of English and Persian Editorials
Abstract The original impetus for this cross-linguistic study came from a need to explore the effect of cultural factors and generic conventions on the use and distribution of metadiscourse within a single genre. To this end, the study as a...
2014 / Davud Kuhi, Manijheh Mojood -
Accent Attitudes: Reactions to English as a Lingua Franca
Abstract The emergence of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) and English as an International Language (EIL) has implored us to re-examine the relevance and necessity of the ideology of the native speaker as a model in English language teaching. ELF...
2014 / Paramjit Kaur -
Mixing Two Bibliography Style Languages
Abstract This article reports a twofold experience. On the one hand, we show that some concepts related to xml can be used to define a language for formatting a bibliography section put at the end of a printed work. On the second hand, we show that...
2005 / Jean-Michel Hufflen -
The Contribution of Psychological Theories in Literary Criticism
Abstract Dealing with human behavior in almost all aspects of human endeavor, psychological theories have made their contributions into different fields of studies. Literature study is not an exception. Literary criticism, for instance, is...
2013 / Abdolbaghi Rezaei, Seyyed Hassan Seyyedrezaei -
Translating the Language of Tourism. A Corpus Based Study on the Translational Tourism English Corpus (T-TourEC)
Abstract This paper will present the preliminary results of an ongoing research project concerning corpora-based studies on the translated language of tourism. By employing a specifically designed corpus of translated tourist texts from a variety of ...
2013 / Stefania Gandin -
Language Learning in Preparatory Classes in the Romanian Educational System
Abstract The democratization of the Romanian society and the Romania's integration in Europe have led to major changes in the Romanian educational system. Romania adheres to the European educational organization, and consequently, starting with the...
2013 / Alina Iftime, Carmen-Mihaela Vărăşteanu -
An Interplay between Valency Information and Reflexivity2014 / Kettnerová Václava, Lopatková Markéta, Panevová Jarmila
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Tainted Food and the Icarus Complex: Psychoanalysing Consumer Discontent from Oyster Middens to Oryx and Crake2015 / Hub Zwart
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Sociolinguistic Perspective on Teaching English Intonation for Adult Learners
Abstract In this paper, we aim at identifying the efficiency of teaching English intonation at the university level. We show how sociolinguistic approach with the focus on conscious control of using intonation can enhance the communicative...
2015 / Olga G. Shevchenko -
Content related support and listening comprehension: Some limitations
Abstract The present research study aspires to discover the extent to which the provision of content related information assists language learners with their performance on post-lecture detailed listening comprehension questions. Twenty male and...
2010 / Hedayat Sarandi -
Sustaining Diversity in Higher Education: Engaging the Critical Literacy of Multilingual Students in a Malaysian Postgraduate Classroom
Abstract This paper reports the findings of an action research which examines postgraduate student voices in terms of a pedagogy committed to building situated critical literacy for multilingual students through a Critical Literacy Awareness (CLA)...
2010 / Koo Yew Lie -
A Note on Intensionalization2013 / Philippe de Groote, Makoto Kanazawa
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Enriching a biomedical event corpus with meta-knowledge annotation2011 / Paul Thompson, Raheel Nawaz, John McNaught, Sophia Ananiadou
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Young people's languaging and social positioning. Chaining in “bilingual” educational settings in Sweden
Abstract The study presented in this paper examines languaging in a “bilingual” school setting. The overall aim here is to explore young people's doing of multilingualism as well as social positioning in and through the everyday social practices...
2013 / Annaliina Gynne, Sangeeta Bagga-Gupta -
Phenomenology of rhythm in design
Abstract Rhythm in design, as explored in this research, is proposed to be the result of cognitive performance generated stylistically by creators and recognized consciously by beholders. This study describes the phenomenon of rhythm; how it is...
2012 / Chiu-Shui Chan -
Enhancing meaningful oral interaction in Second Life
Abstract The European project NIFLAR (Networked Interaction in Foreign Language Acquisition and Research) aims to make foreign language learning and teaching processes more substantial and effective, by promoting blended learning. A combination of...
2012 / Kristi Jauregi, Silvia Canto -
The Place of Children's Literature Texts in Teaching German as a Foreign/Second Foreign Language
Abstract The importance of foreign language education has come into prominence owing to the recent scientific and technological developments. Moreover, learning more than one foreign language has become a necessity. In this sense, new ways and...
2013 / Sevgi Arkılılıç Songören -
A Grey Area in Translating Proverbial Expressions: The case of English and Persian
Abstract All the languages in the world contain a large number of prefabricated or fixed expressions that have to be learned and used as they are. They do not often allow any deletion, substitution, or addition of any individual constituent word....
2012 / Is’haaq Akbarian