Languages and literature topic list of research papers
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Translating the Style of Tourism Promotional Discourse: A Cross Cultural Journey into Stylescapes
Abstract Different societies behave and view the world differently due to different cultural values. These cultural values shape people's needs, motives, expectations and preferences. Based on these cultural values, themes are carefully selected and ...
2014 / Mohamed Zain Sulaiman -
The Acquisition of Community Speech Norms by Asian Immigrants Learning English as a Second Language2008 / H. D. Adamson, Vera M. Regan
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Review of doctoral research on second language teaching and learning in Spain (2008–2010)2012 / Raquel Serrano, Imma Miralpeix
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'Good' and 'bad' deaths: Narratives and professional identities in interviews with hospice managers2014 / E. Semino, Z. Demjen, V. Koller
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Language use in the Jihadist magazines inspire and Azan2014 / David B Skillicorn, Edna F Reid
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Chinese Literature
Emperor and General: Some Comments on the Formal and Thematic Continuities between the Vernacular Stories from Dunhuang and the Vernacular Stories from Later Dynasties
2010 / Wilt L. Idema -
Charisma and Counterculture: Allen Ginsberg as a Prophet for a New Generation2013 / Yaakov Ariel
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Conjunctions as Cohesive Devices in the Writings of English as Second Language Learners
Abstract In a Hallidayan approach, this paper examines the use of various forms of conjunctions in the writings of students in English as Second Language situations. It has found a significant difference in the use of ‘and’ between high and low...
2015 / Asabe Sadiya Mohammed -
Translating Terminologies2006 / AUDIE KLOTZ, CECELIA LYNCH
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Reflection of sibling relationships into the kinetic family drawings during the preschool period
Abstract This study is designed to show how sibling relationships are reflected into the results of kinetic family drawing test that is a projective drawing technique. For this aim, a kinetic family test was administered to a total of fifty-one...
2010 / Özge Metin, Elif Üstün -
Interactionally achieving face in criticism–criticism response exchanges
Abstract Arundale’s Face Constituting Theory is used to examine the way face is conjointly co-constituted in criticism–criticism response exchanges in PhD vivas in Iran. This approach carried out in CA tradition on institutional talk makes it...
2013 / Zuraidah Mohd Don, Ahmad Izadi -
Metaphors for Language and Speech in Russian and Chinese: A Comparative Study
Abstract The study focuses on the ways of modeling the figurative component of the concept of “language” in Russian and Chinese. The concept is represented in lexical metaphorical nominations of speech, talking and the talking person. Basic...
2015 / Dai Yingli, Zoya I. Rezanova, Konstantin S. Shilyaev -
Indirect expression as an approach to improving creativity in design education
Abstract Language of expression in sketches which are products of an intellectual model of a design is influential on perception and evaluation of the product. Since figurative art and abstract art use different languages of expression, relayed...
2011 / Nilgün Kuloglu, Ali O. Asasoglu -
An Investigation into the Causes of English Language Learning Anxiety in Students at AWKUM
Abstract It has been generally acknowledged that many an individual faces intrapersonal difficulties in learning a second/foreign language. Anxiety is one of them. The purpose of the present study was to investigate about the factors that cause...
2011 / Zafar Iqbal Khattak, Tanveer Jamshed, Ayaz Ahmad, Mirza Naveed Baig -
Negotiation Skills: Teachers’ Feedback as Input Strategy
Abstract Negotiation is one of the important skills required in workplace situations. It needs a highly complex set of knowledge and skills in order to bring a firm grasp of the subject under discussion. For a successful negotiation, an individual...
2012 / Faridah Musa, Ahmad Zamri Mansor, Norlaila Mufti, Norma Aida Abdullah, Fauzanita Dato’ Kasim -
Language differences in qualitative research: is meaning lost in translation?2010 / Fenna van Nes, Tineke Abma, Hans Jonsson, Dorly Deeg
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Impact of Cognitive-Individual Variables on Process of Foreign Language Learning
Abstract The article deals with chosen determinants affecting the process of foreign language learning which are important for the teachers in the selection of suitable strategies and methods of learning. We investigate the influence of individual...
2012 / Daša Munková, Eva Stranovská, Beáta Ďuračková -
Children Acquiring Literacy in an Unfamiliar Language
Abstract India is a multilingual and multiscriptal country; however, with globalization, there is an increasing demand for education in English despite the fact that neither parents nor children know English. This paper examines the first year of...
2012 / Renu Gupta -
Linguistic Characteristics of Intercultural Competence as a Part of Teachers’ Professional Competence
Abstract Intercultural competence is considered to be a core element for the professional and social competence of a teacher. Intercultural competence comprises a system of lingua-cultural knowledge which is developed at the foreign language...
2015 / Lilia Nazarenko -
A Contrastive Analysis of Metadiscourse Features in Business e-mails Written by Non-native Speakers of English
Abstract Metadiscourse is usually studied in terms of a cross-cultural exploration of interpersonality, mainly in academic English, but we believe that this approach could be applied to other genres. The main purpose of this study is to compare some ...
2015 / María Luisa Carrió-Pastor, Rut Muñiz Calderón