Pragmalinguistic failure occurs when the pragmatic force mapped on to a linguistic token or structure is systematically different from that normally assigned to it by native speakers (Thomas, from He Zhaoxiong, 2003:696). Pragmalinguistic failure may arise out of the following sources: pragmalinguistic...
Japanese language proficiency among native-speaking English teachers in Japan has increased markedly in recent years. Yet in ELT as a whole, relatively little study has been made of how teachers' experiences learning a second language might influence their teaching practice, and still less of how ...
Investigated whether a correlation exists between a nonnative English speaker's reading proficiency in English and the use of native-English-like pausing in reading aloud. Results indicate a statistically significant although moderate correlation between students' reading test scores and their native-like ...
Oral language proficiency, phonological awareness, rapid automatized naming, and accurate word recognition were significant predictors of word and text efficiency in the ESL group. Only rapid automatized naming and word recognition were significant in the EL1 group. Overall, with the exception of ...
(2014). Investigating native and non-native English-speaking teacher raters' judgements of oral proficiency in the College English Test-Spoken English Test (CET-SET). Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 21(3), 306-325. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0969594X.2013.845547...
aAll applicants whose native language is not English or whom attended school in a non-English speaking country must prove college-level English proficiency (Please note that students from Nigeria must provide English proficiency). You may satisfy this proficiency requirement in a variety of ways:[tr...
Adam Cookson, academic operations manager for Kaplan International, says students often think they need to read in-depth academic articles or reputable newspapers. While these can be good when studying for proficiency tests like the IELTS orTOEFL, they may not help when wanting to sound ...
But pausing also does something extremely helpful for the speaker herself. Many English as a second language speakers express a concern with English vocabulary proficiency. A non-native lexicon builds only through experience and time, but in a pinch, a pause can offer you a much-needed moment ...
Another reason I choose Jenny and her classes as the participants is that the language proficiency of her students. When I came to the two classes the first time, Jenny told me that the two classes were the worst ones among the 12 classes of Grade 7. Low proficiency reveals high frequency...
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