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(2011-10-06)
Editorial
(2014)
Exploring Learners' Backchannel Production in Complaint Sequences Across Proficiency Levels
(Gate Association for Teaching and Education (GATE), 2023-01-01)
To participate effectively in interaction, interlocutors should make use of various
resources such as backchannels. Through backchannels, listeners can, for example,
show attention and provide support and feedback. The ...
Leyre Ruiz de Zarobe and Yolanda Ruiz de Zarobe: Speech acts and politeness across languages and cultures
(De Gruyter, 2015-06)
As the title suggests, this books deals with speech acts and politeness across
languages and cultures. This volume seeks to provide further evidence for
pragmatic research, more specifically on the pragmatic unit under ...
Reflexiones del profesorado universitario sobre la introducción del inglés como lengua de instrucción
(Asociación Española de Lingüística Aplicada (AESLA) y el Instituto Cervantes, 2015)
La docencia en lengua inglesa forma parte de la consolidación del inglés como lingua franca y de la política de internacionalización de la universidad española. Su incorporación a la enseñanza superior requiere de docentes ...
Instruction and pragmatic change during study abroad email communication
(Multilingual Matters & Channel View Publications, 2015-04)
The study deals with the effect of instruction and study abroad (SA) on pragmatic knowledge. More specifically, the focus is on gains in explicit knowledge of request mitigators, and whether learners draw on this knowledge ...
Hybrid Subjects and Fluid Identities in Women's Indian Captivity Narratives: the Stories of Frances Slocum and Olive Oatman
(Universidad de Sevilla, 2016-01)
During the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, adoptions of white children by Native
American tribes and interracial marriages were extremely disturbing issues for
Euro-American society. Women such as Eunice Williams, Mary ...
Applying Appraisal theory for the interpretation of experienced researchers’ interviews on Open Access
(Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso: Instituto de Literatura y Ciencias del Lenguaje, 2022)
Interviews are a recognized and valued method for obtaining research data. Usually,
these data are drawn from the content of interviews. However, words and prosodic
elements that accompany them may reveal complementary, ...
Metaphor can influence meta-thinking and affective levels in guided meditation
(Springer, 2021-04-13)
Inducing a state of meditation through conceptual metaphors used in the language of guided meditation instructions can have distinctive effects on well-being and meta-thinking. We hypothesized that the use of novel deliberate ...