Published: Jan. 30, 2025
This Element examines the foundational building blocks of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) teaching. The emergence ESP teaching as a global movement has been driven by economic, social, and educational factors. Currently, examples can be seen across wide variety learner groups contexts. Underlying this variety, two core concepts unify field – addresses learners' work- or study-related language needs, targets specialized English. These mainstay have come to assume taken-for-granted status in field, recent discussion analytical review them limited. scrutinizes concepts, ideas behind them, identifies potential issues their application attempts forge new links.
Language: Английский
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2Teaching Second Language Academic Writing
Published: Feb. 20, 2025
This Element offers readers an overview of the theory, research, and practice teaching academic writing to second language/multilingual (L2) students. The begins with a discussion contextual features some most common settings in which L2AW is taught. then defines shares examples several concepts, pedagogical approaches, practices that are particularly relevant instruction. Reflective questions guide consider how these aspects might be carried out within their own educational settings. Finally, considers rapid changes technology influences on texts writing.
Language: Английский
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2The Role of Intercultural Communicative Competence in Student-To-Student Interactions at an Internationlized University
Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 29
Published: Feb. 10, 2025
Language: Английский
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1Metacognition in Language Teaching
Published: March 6, 2025
Metacognition, the awareness and regulation of one's own learning process, is a cornerstone effective language learning. This element ground-breaking text that offers comprehensive guide to incorporating metacognitive strategies into teaching reading, writing, vocabulary, listening. stands as bridge between theoretical frameworks actionable practices, enabling educators enhance their students' proficiency in holistic manner. replete with case studies, examples from diverse contexts, evidence-based practices. It an invaluable resource for who aspire cultivate independent learners capable self-assessment strategy adjustment. By fostering across all facets learning, this empowers students take charge journey, leading more profound lasting mastery.
Language: Английский
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1Extensive Reading
Published: Dec. 19, 2024
This Element focuses on extensive reading (ER), a language learning and teaching approach that encourages learners to read large amount of interesting level-appropriate materials. Extensive has been adopted across educational spectrums, including higher, secondary, elementary levels, implemented in diverse contexts such as English, Chinese, Italian, Spanish, French. The primary objective this is offer comprehensive insights into the theoretical foundations ER, analyze its multifaceted benefits learning, address challenges encountered implementation, propose effective strategies drawn from research for these challenges. concludes with an overview latest trends developments ER.
Language: Английский
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4Willingness to Communicate in a Second Language
Published: Dec. 25, 2024
This Element offers a review of advancements in willingness to communicate (WTC) second language (L2) over the past twenty-five years. It begins with origin concept WTC first (L1) communication research and seminal novel conceptualizations L2 context. then categorizes six key perspectives that have informed research: social psychological, cultural, dynamic, ecological, multimodal, digital. By analyzing representative studies, it elucidates insights gained from these perspectives. The discusses factors associated WTC, including individual attributes, situational factors, outcome factors. is followed by an overview critical commentary on methodological approaches research. Implications for enhancing learners' in-class, out-of-class, digital contexts are discussed. concludes proposing important venues future title also available as Open Access Cambridge Core.
Language: Английский
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4Data-Driven Learning and Languages Other than English
Published: Dec. 4, 2024
Language: Английский
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