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Analysis of the implementation of a Webquest for learning English in a secondary school in Spain
(University of the West Indies, 2016)
In this technological era we live in, the educative scenario is changing rapidly and significantly
due to the incorporation of the Internet. Therefore, education should pay special attention to
society needs considering ...
Lexical decomposition of English Spatial Particles and their Subsumption in Motion Constructions
(Universitat Jaume I, 2011-12)
In this paper, we firstly present a tentative formalization of a Lexical Template (LT) and a meta-language for spatial particle semantics within the framework of the Lexical Constructional Model (LCM). The semantic module ...
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 ...
Metadiscourse and Topic Introductions in an Academic Lecture: A Multimodal Insight
(De Gruyter, 2017)
This paper is part of a larger scale project where I explore the structure of academic lecture. The focus of the study here presented is to investigate the structure and organization of a university lecture through the ...
Integrating the Speech Act of Refusals in the Instructed Setting
(Universidad de Vigo, 2012)
The purpose of this paper is to provide aninstructional approach for the integration of a particularpragmatic aspect, specifically, the speech act of refusals.To do that, the paper begins with a description of ...
Reorienting the assessment of the conventional expressions of complaining and apologizing: From single-response to interactive DCTs
(Tabaran Institute of Higher Education, 2014-03-01)
The importance of assessing pragmatics in the classroom has been recognized as a difficult and complex task since there are a lot of contextual factors that influence an appropriate use of the language. Therefore, it is ...
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 ...
Teaching and Learning EFL Successfully Through An Online Environment: An Experimental Study With "Legal English" Students
(Quest Journals, 2016)
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are developing exponentially and are
having a great impact on the redefinition of learning and literacy in the 21st century. For this reason, ...
Medical Discourse in Professional, Academic and Popular Settings. Pilar Ordóñez-López, Nuria Edo-Marzá (eds) [Ressenya]
(Asociación Europea de Lenguas para Fines Específicos (AELFE), 2018)
Ressenya del llibre: PALANQUES, Vicente Beltrán. Medical Discourse in Professional, Academic and Popular Settings. Pilar Ordóñez-López, Nuria Edo-Marzá (eds). Bristol/Buffalo/Toronto: Multilingual Matters, 2016. 224 pages. ...