Analysis for the development of Business English in China Chapter 1 Introduction Business English is English language especially related to international trade. It is a part of English for Specific Purposes and can be considered a specialism within English language learning and teaching; for example‚ the teachers’ organisation IATEFL has a special interest group called BESIG. Many non-native English speakers study the subject with the goal of doing business with English-speaking countries
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Intercultural Communication‚ both from La Trobe University in Melbourne‚ Australia. She is currently an associate professor in School of Foreign Languages & Literature of Yunnan Normal University‚ China. She has wide research and teaching experience in TESOL and Intercultural Communication‚ particularly in teaching English majors and tourism students. Some of her selected publications include Intercultural Communication of Professional Tour Guides in Yunnan (Kunming: Yunnan People’s Publishing House‚ 2008);
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ISSN 1799-2591 Theory and Practice in Language Studies‚ Vol. 2‚ No. 2‚ pp. 257-264‚ February 2012 © 2012 ACADEMY PUBLISHER Manufactured in Finland. doi:10.4304/tpls.2.2.257-264 Vocabulary Recollection through Games Luu Trong Tuan National University of Ho Chi Minh City‚ Vietnam Email: luutrongtuan@vnn.vn Abstract—This research sought to examine whether games influence young learners’ vocabulary recollection in Way Ahead classes at Ngoi Nha Thong Thai Elementary School (The House of Wisdom
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Age and the Acquisition of English as a Foreign Language SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION Series Editor: Professor David Singleton‚ Trinity College‚ Dublin‚ Ireland This new series will bring together titles dealing with a variety of aspects of language acquisition and processing in situations where a language or languages other than the native language is involved. Second language will thus be interpreted in its broadest possible sense. The volumes included in the series will all in their different
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Culture Learning in Language Education: A Review of the Literature R. Michael Paige‚ Helen Jorstad‚ Laura Siaya‚ Francine Klein‚ Jeanette Colby INTRODUCTION This paper examines the theoretical and research literatures pertaining to culture learning in language education programs. The topic of teaching and learning culture has been a matter of considerable interest to language educators and much has been written about the role of culture in foreign language instruction over the past four decades
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Language Learning 46:4‚ December 1996‚ pp. 713-749 Review Article SLA Theory Building: “Letting All the Flowers Bloom!” James P. Lantolf Cornell University This article presents a postmodernist critical analysis of the SLA theory building-literature as primarily represented in the writings of Beretta‚ Crookes‚ Eubank‚ Gregg‚ Long‚ and t o some extent Schumann. I argue that there is no foundational reason to grant privileged status to the modernist view of SLA theory these scholars espouse
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York: Newbury House. Quist‚ G.‚ 2000 “Language Teaching at University: A Clash of Cultures.” Language and Education 14.2: 123-139 Richards‚ Jack C and Nunan‚ D Richards‚ Jack C. and Rodgers‚ Theodore S. 1982. “Method: Approach‚ design and procedure.” TESOL Quarterly 16: 153-68 Richards‚ Jack C Richards‚ Jack C. and Rodgers‚ Theodore S. 2001 (2nd edition) Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Swain‚ M Swain‚ M. & Lapkin(1995) Van Ek‚ J.A Wilkins‚ D.A. 1976
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overview. Language Teaching‚ 31‚ 57-71. Warschauer‚ M.‚&Kern‚ R. (2005). Network-based language teaching: Concepts and practices. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Wiriyachita‚ A. (2001). A Thai university English scenario in the coming decade. Thai TESOL Newsletter‚ 14(1)‚ 4-7. Wong-A-Sa‚ P. (2010). The use of supplementary task-incorporated learning activities in computer assisted language learning (CALL) courseware to promote students ’ interaction in classroom. Unpublished master’s thesis‚ Mahasarakham
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WORKING WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS: STRATEGIES FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS Annette Zehler At the beginning of this school year‚ you may have discovered that there were one or more students in your class who did not grow up speaking English. They were raised in another country‚ or perhaps even in the United States‚ but where another language was primarily spoken at home. These students‚ who may not speak English at all or‚ at least‚ do not speak‚ understand‚ and write English
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Revista de Lenguas Modernas‚ N° 19‚ 2013 / 421-435 / ISSN: 1659-1933 The Role of Risk-Taking Behavior in the Development of Speaking Skills in ESL Classrooms Irene Marín Cervantes Escuela de Lenguas Modernas Universidad de Costa Rica Abstract This essay presents an overview of different perspectives of the risk-taking construct in the development of speaking skills in the second language classroom. Its main purpose is to examine the role of risk taking in the acquisition of a foreign
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