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18th century scientific writing: A study of make complex predicates in the Coruña Corpus
International Computer Archive of Modern and Medieval English (2008)Complex predicates formed by the verb make plus a noun are suitable for being studied historically with very interesting results, as it was observed in previous literature. However, our interest lies in tracing, comparing ... -
A CLIL Approach: Evolution and Current Situation in Europe and in Spain
International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) (2019-12-12)The main purpose of this study is to analyse the CLIL situation and its evolution. The ability to communicate appropriately in English has become a vital requirement in society. Therefore, Content and Language Integrated ... -
A cognitive linguistic analysis of the cooking domain and its implementation in the EFL classroom as a way of enhancing effective vocabulary teaching
Elsevier (2015)Since teaching vocabulary successfully is still one of the most outstanding challenges in TEFL, this paper intends to shed some light on the advantages Cognitive Linguistics can provide to EFL, showing the necessity to ... -
A comparative corpus-based study on the use of English Academic Verbs (EAVs) in linguistics research articles on the part of native and non-native English scholars
(2021)Lexical verbs are crucial in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) due to their undeniable contribution to major EAP functions such as discussing, hypothesising, comparing, or reviewing literature. The present paper intends ... -
A comprehensive corpus-based study of the use of evaluative adjectives in promotional hotel websites
Universidad de Almería (2011)The purpose of this paper is to analyse and, if necessary, qualify the high incidence of evaluative adjectives presumably to be expected in promotional hotel websites. Thus, the aim of the study is to understand the role ... -
A critical vision of the CLIL approach in secondary education: A study in the Valencian Community in Spain
Universidad de La Sabana (2015)Content and language integrated learning (CLIL) has emerged in European education as an effective method to enhance and reinforce students’ competence in English and skills while covering traditional content areas. This ... -
A mixed-methods study of online learning in the EFL classroom
Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia (2021-07)The need to adapt classroom materials to maintain students’ interest to learn the subject matter in an engaging environment, by means of Information and Communication Technologies, raises substantial concerns for English ... -
A mixed-methods study of the impact of sociocultural adaptation on development of pragmatic production
Elsevier (2018)This study employs a mixed-method research approach to investigate the effect of sociocultural adaptation on the development of pragmatic production in a study abroad (SA) context. It focuses on the ability to produce ... -
A multimodal analysis of humour as an engagement strategy in YouTube research dissemination videos
Cracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies (2023-03-28)Science popularisation has received widespread interest in the last decade. With the rapid evolution from print to digital modes of information, science outreach has been seen to cross educational boundaries and become ... -
A multimodal analysis of pair work engagement episodes: Implications for EMI lecturer training
Elsevier (2022-05-13)Lecturers' abilities to use semiotic resources to construct meaning and to create engagement play an important role in university classrooms where English is the medium of instruction (EMI). The main focus of this study ... -
A multimodal approach to business presentations for the tourism industry: learning communication skills in a master’s programme
Asociación Europea de Lenguas para Fines Específicos ( AELFE ) (2019)El éxito del proceso comunicativo se basa en el lenguaje, si bien muchos mensajes son expresados mediante la utilización de diversos modos que acompañan a las palabras para incrementar su significado. Este hecho es clave ... -
A multimodal discourse approach to research pitches
Elsevier (2021-04-23)The communicative purpose of oral academic genres is frequently achieved through multimodal ensembles (i.e., a combination of meaning-making resources or modes). This is the case in research pitches. However, little has ... -
A multimodal rhetorical analysis of video resumes
Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Belgrade (2023-06)Today’s society is characterized by digital and multimodal technologies which allow the constant emergence of new digital genres, especially in professional contexts. One of these recent genres, the video resume (VR), ... -
A narrative of the life of Mary Jemison: rhetorical drag and the defiance of hegemonic cultural models
AEDEAN. The Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies (2010-06)In 1758, Mary Jemison was captured by a party of Indians and adopted by two Seneca sisters. She progressively accommodated herself to Indian life, married two Indian warriors and bore them several children. Sixty-five ... -
A Pilot Didactic Unit as a Support to the History Subject
IJHSSI (2016)Nowadays, there is a need to fit into a world increasingly globalized, for that reason English teaching should not be limited to the study of its structure, but to the use of the language in different contexts in order ... -
A Practical Corpus-based Approach to Teaching English for Tourism
Australian International Academic Centre (2014-01)The benefits derived from the use of corpora in the English for Specific Purposes (ESP) class seem out of question nowadays despite being a challenging task both for teachers and learners. Learning through a corpus-based ... -
A research in innovation in the secondary education: making use of virtual resources to learn a language
Open Access Publishing Group (2018)The present paper describes the research carried out in the subject of the The University Master's Degree for Secondary Education, Vocational Training and Language Teaching at the University Jaume I (Castellón, Spain): ... -
A Review of Maria del Mar Sánchez-Pérez’s (ed.) Teacher Training for English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education. IGI Global
Universitat d' Alacant. Departament de Filologia Anglesa (2021)Book review: Sánchez-Pérez, María del Mar, ed. 2020. Teacher Training for English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education. IGI Global. 447 pp. ISBN: 9781799823186. -
A Review of the Traditional and Current Language Teaching Methods
IJIRES (2016-03)Nowadays, there is a need to fit into a world increasingly globalized, in which communication and foreign languages have more importance than some years ago. The English language is, nowadays, the language of ... -
A Scholar's Guide to Getting Published in English. Critical Choices and Practical Strategies [Ressenya]
Asociación Europea de Lenguas para Fines Específicos (AELFE) (2015)Reseña: CURRY, Mary Jane; LILLIS, Theresa. A Scholar’s Guide to Getting Published in English: Critical Choices and Practical Strategies.. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters, 2013. 192 pages. ISBN: 9781783090594.