EURASIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS

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Uncovering emerging identity performances of Turkish foreign language teaching assistants

Nihan Bursalı Hülya MısırKeywords: narration, positioning theory, sojourner, Foreign language teaching assistants;, emerging identities; Abstract The aim of the study is to show emerging identity performances of Turkish Fulbright foreign teaching language assistants (FLTAs) in social and academic contexts during their sojourn experiences in the US. The grant program brings institutional roles of being a […]

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The predictive role of morphological awareness and productive vocabulary knowledge in L2 postgraduate students academic writing

Hani Qasem Mohammed Asaad Universiti Utara Malaysia Ahmad Affendi Shabdin Universiti Utara MalaysiaKeywords: Academic writing, morphological awareness, productive vocabulary knowledge, second language postgraduate students Abstract Studies have found that morphology awareness could assist writers to increase productive vocabulary (e.g. Green et al., 2003; McCutchen & Stull, 2015), reduce vocabulary errors (e.g. Karakas, 2012; Ririn, 2010),

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Variation sets in child-directed and child speech: A case study in Turkish

Vildan İnci Kavak Gaziantep University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7249-9048Enes KavakKeywords: CDS, variation sets, Turkish, first language acquisition, mother tongue Abstract This study analyses variation sets in a sample of child-directed speech (CDS) in Turkish in terms of their structure and effect on child speech. The term “variation set” was first introduced to describe the sequences of repetitions, in

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Review of Social Interaction and L2 Classroom Discourse

Maria Vanessa aus der WieschenUniversity of Southern DenmarkKeywords: Social Interaction and L2 Classroom Discourse Abstract Social Interaction and L2 Classroom Discourse, Olcay Sert. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press (2015). ix+198 pp. ISBN: 978-0-748-69264-4 (pbk.) PDF Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on whatsapp Share on pinterest

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Understanding cultural conflict in EFL classrooms in the UAE

Bridget Maureen Walker PalmerAmerican University of SharjahKeywords: Intercultural competence, cultural conflict, culture in EFL classrooms, UAE culture, Western culture Abstract In the field of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teaching, it is common for instructors and students to come from very different cultural backgrounds. Instructors who leave their home countries and go to teach

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Developing the communication skills of early childhood teacher candidates: The case of advice

Andrea DeCapuaLong Island UniversityLingshan TianLong Island UniversityKeywords: Advice, pragmatics, teacher candidates, parent-teacher communication Abstract Teachers in their professional roles are often called upon to give advice, whether to their students, to their colleagues, to their administrators, or to parents of their students. In this article, we investigate advice giving by teacher candidates to parents of

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Eye movements in reading span tasks to working memory functions and second language reading

Cem AlptekinBoğaziçi UniversityGülcan ErçetinBoğaziçi UniversityKeywords: Working memory, eye movements, reading span tasks, L2 reading comprehension Abstract In an eye-tracking experiment with late second language (L2) learners, the present study probed into the relationship between eye-movement (EM) measures and the processing and storage outcomes of reading span tasks (RST) to determine whether EM patterns actually reflect

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Review of Corpus Linguistics for Vocabulary: A Guide for Research

Amare Tesfie Birhan Bahir Dar University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8764-8592Keywords: English langauge teaching, corpus linguistics, vocabulary Abstract Corpus Linguistics for Vocabulary: A Guide for Research. Pawel Szudarski. London/New York: Routledge (2018). X+228, PP. ISBN 978-1-1-138-18722-1. £29.99. PDF Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on whatsapp Share on pinterest

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Review of Linguistic Pragmatics of Intercultural Professional and Business Communication

Cüneyt Demir Siirt University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2588-372XKeywords: linguistic pragmatics, intercultural, professional, business, communication Abstract Linguistic Pragmatics of Intercultural Professional and Business Communication, Elena N. Malyuga and Svetlana N. Orlova. Springer, Cham / Switzerland (2018). 145 pp., Hardcover: $109.99, ISBN:978-3-319-68743-8, eBook: $84.99, ISBN:978-3-319-68744-5 PDF Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on whatsapp Share on

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