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The paper focuses on one specific performative speech act and in particular on examining the grammatical, propositional and pragmatic meaning of a basic illocutionary act which belongs to the group of commissives in comparison with its Bulgarian equivalents and namely the verb agree. The article also presents a quantitative and qualitative analysis of a database taken from the Bulgarian media discourse and BNC /British National Corpus/ of spoken language which is also needed to identify the tendency in the use of commissive speech acts cross-culturally which can be useful to make further interpretation especially with respect to politeness implications.
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This article describes the TALK - Language and literacy curriculum for pre-schoolers and school-age children: a programme to improve inclusion, scholastic achievement and social well-being (TALKCHIL) project, Erasmus+ KA2 ( no. 2017-1- IT02-KA201- 036596). The focus is on its the main objectives, activities and partners, but also on ASTTLR role (ASTTLR- Asociația Specialiștilor în Terapia Tulburărilor de Limbaj din România), the partner institution in the project from Romania. This project has a great relevance for Romania situation as it focuses on one of the most important educational subject, children with learning disabilities and the way this disorder can be prevented from early ages, from kindergarten. The obtained results are gathered in two consistent materials, one dedicated to teachers and ne dedicated to parents, these materials being of great value for the learning disabilities field.
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The review of: Ayşen Cem Değer, Betül Çetin, Emine Oflaz Köleci: Kuramdan Uygulamaya Yabancılara Türkçe Dilbilgisi Öğretimi; Pegem Akademi, 2018 (4. Baskı), 154, Funda Uzdu Yıldız.
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Starting from Sinclair and Coulthard’s (1975) theory of lesson stages, this paper focuses on teacher talk, mainly on the language used to introduce the new lesson and to round it off. The two sequences are considered to be connected not only in terms of teaching logic, but also in terms of the language a teacher uses when initiating, going through and concluding these stages. The small scale study this paper describes aims at analyzing to what extend and how exactly the connection between the two stages is made, in teacher’s language terms, by focusing on ten EFL lessons taught by two Romanian teachers to beginner and, respectively, to lower intermediate students.
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Language contacts can be studied in three directions: language acquisition; b) language borrowing; c) translation. In this paper all three directions are investigated. The process of language borrowing is analysed on four levels: the phonological, the morphological, the semantic and the syntactic levels. The adaptation of a model (a foreign word) shows two kinds of changes: primary and secondary changes which take place on all four levels. The adaptation on the quoted levels is carried out according to the three types of transphonemization (zero, compromise and free), three types of transmorphemization (zero, compromise and complete) and according to the degree of the change of meaning on the semantic level.
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This study is an analysis of specific linguistic competences and proposes the pedagogical intervention for vocabulary developing and for lecture competences. The optimisation of lecture competences and learning abilities can be achieved by using the assessment of linguistic competences and functional and multiple literacy, using of interactive strategy and mediated learning experience. The didactics approaches of literacy and the personalised linguistic training programmes, if systematically applied, lead to a significant improvement in pupils’ school performance.
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This paper focuses on the importance of early intervention on language development in children with ataxic dysarthria, taking into account that they face various breathing, articulation, phonetic, resonance and suprasegmental difficulties. Coordination disorders, difficulties in walking, abundant salivation, low muscle tone and jerky speech are also known disorders met in ataxic dysarthria.All these disorders have a negative impact on the quality of life of the individuals diagnosed with this condition, so early intervention is necessary.This paper aims to bring forward an approach based on developing the suprasegmental component of communication, the abilities of immediate imitation, focused attention, establishing visual contact, developing the phono articulatory apparatus mobility using classical exercises as well as orofacial stimulation (Morales Technique and using special instruments – Sensory therapy instruments, Z-vibe – an instrument with vibrations), developing breathing, articulation, phonetic and resonance skills, developing active vocabulary, taking into account the final aim, developing a functional and efficient communication.
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The increasing significance of science and more intensive cooperation with foreign partners have created demands for plurilingual specialists, capable of providing solid research-based solutions, able to read the most advanced professional literature in a foreign language, participate in international conferences with foreign partners, negotiate and cooperate in scientific and subject-oriented activity while freely communicating in several foreign languages. However, in the case of specialized higher education institutions, such as medical or agricultural universities, foreign language learning is often oriented to the learning of occupational terminology; whereas acquisition of plurilingual communicative competence is much more than linguistic competence, it is a multifaceted competence and its acquisition can be enhanced by integrating creativity-developing activities into the program curricula. The aim of the study was to reveal the students’ attitude towards the integration of creativity development when studying foreign languages at a higher education institution. The generalized results of the study suggest that even though students considered linguistic competence (vocabulary and grammar) to be most important in language learning, yet they valued the acquisition of socio-cultural competence as important in communicating cross-culturally. The students’ attitude to the application of the elements of art in foreign language classes was positive, as these elements increased their interest and motivation in learning; integration of drawing and creation activities facilitated communication; the assignments became motivating and useful when communicating on intercultural topics. The students also positively evaluated the teacher’s work, the teacher’s assistance and positive approach to the evaluation of application of the elements of art by the students, which was the key element in the success of such classes. [...]
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The linguistic analysis of advertisements targeting women which contain unadapted English loans in Romanian focuses on the following directions: the relation between the social status of women as customers and the international products and the presence of English loans in the advertisements for such products.Nowadays, marketing cannot exist without the concept of culture. Schiffman, Hansen and Kanuk (2008, 368) defined culture as “the sum total of learned beliefs, values, and customs that serve to direct the consumer behaviour of members of a particular society”. Culture determines the identity of a human group in the same way as personality determines the identity of an individual. People with similar lifestyle are likely to affiliate to the same values that are used ”to differentiate and position brands vis-à-vis competitive brands” (Mooij 2010, 45). Age, gender, sexual orientation, regional, ethical, religious elements are used by marketers to segment consumers to influence their behaviour. What it means to be a man or a woman in our society is heavily influenced by cultural notions.“Gender role stereotyping as a communication strategy was often used by advertisers to establish a shared experience of identification with the consumers” (Hovland et al. 2005, qtd. in Chan and Cheng 2012, 83). Men and women process advertising messages differently. Since advertising both reflects and contributes to culture it is obvious that advertisements targeting women will envisage both the traditional and non-conformist stereotypes of women’s role in society. In the process of advertising and marketing, communication developing advertising messages involves a close understanding of different forms of linguistic typologies.The persuasion induced by English words or slogans, for example, makes the buyer create mental stereotypes connected to social status, appreciation or esteem needs. In Romania, glossy magazines display the largest number of advertisements using English loans (AUEL) as promoters of social status.
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Language teaching aims to make the student competent in terms of language skills. This competence is possible with the existence of curricula prepared according to 21st century skills. In order to achieve these goals in a healthy way, the structure of the acquisitions in the curriculum is important. One of the taxonomic approaches that set out principles for these structures is the revised Bloom taxonomy. Revised Bloom taxonomy constructs gains centered on noun and verb. It classifies the gains from the lower to the upper level (remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating, creating) cognitively. The aim of the study is to evaluate the acquisition verbs in current Turkish curriculum in terms of cognitive strategies. The study was planned as a qualitative case study. As a result of the study, it was determined that the gains that provide high level cognitive skills were given little place in the programs.
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The most populous group learning Turkish as a second language in Turkey constitute foreigners who immigrated to Turkey in recent years for various reasons. The laws and rules of the state policies, the characteristics and attitudes of the host society are decisive in terms of educational science in ensuring the interaction of immigrants with the societies of the countries they come from. From the sociocultural and socioeconomic point of view, it is clear that Turkish teaching is the most important part of adaptation. Considering that the need for learning Turkish is a fundamental need not only for Syrians under temporary protection, but also for all internationally protected and irregular migrants, the importance of the need for qualified teachers emerges. In this study, teaching programs, the principles course content, methods and techniques, tools and materials, the types of questions for assessment and evaluation which are used by teachers who teach Turkish in Turkey Public Education Centers of the provinces where Syrians are most concentrated, are investigated and also examined the sources they follow. The data indicate that there is a need for qualified teachers in the field.
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This study aims at resolving the conceptual differences in the usage of Virtual Reality as well as examining the studies made in higher education related to virtual reality in terms of different variables. For this purpose, "virtual reality and education", "virtual reality and foreign language education" and "virtual reality and higher education" searches between 2013 and 2018 on SCOPUS, ERIC and ULAKBIM databases have been conducted for both keywords and title in both Turkish and English languages and ... pieces have been reached. It was determined that 30 of the articles were related to virtual reality and they were examined by content analysis method. The collected data were analyzed with descriptive statistics methods. According to the results, it has been seen that studies have mostly been done in the field of medical education. When platforms on which VR is developed are examined, it has been noted that the Unity program is preferred. Regarding the devices that are used it has been observed that Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear and HTC Vive are used respectively. It is thought that the obtained results will enlighten the path for new studies.
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Given the undeniable influence of effective language teachers on successful language teaching and learning practices, this study was set out to address the attributes of effective language teachers based on Libyan university level student teachers’ perception. A multi-method approach including both qualitative and quantitative means of data collection was employed in the study. Results indicated that Libyan student teachers placed high importance on 1) Knowledge and credibility including possessing the knowledge of grammar and vocabulary; 2) Delivery principally by encouraging student participation and increasing students’ self-confidence; 3) Fairness as mainly characterized by teacher impartiality; 4) Rapport specifically through features that involved care and attention students; and 5) Organization and Preparation as manifested by prior preparation for every lesson and provision of supplemental material by teachers. The findings have important implications for student teachers and language teachers to improve the efficiency of their teaching practices.
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Despite a general tendency to avoid L1 use in the L2 classroom, pedagogical research has recently begun to challenge the predominantly monolingual approach to L2 teaching, and reassign the role of the L1 as a useful tool for both instructors and learners (Cook, 2001; Levine, 2011; Turball & Dailey O’Cain, 2009). However, while it is evident from previous research that the L1 serves several functions in the L2 classroom - and perhaps has an unavoidable presence that should be acknowledged - few studies look at how L1 use can positively impact L2 learners' classroom experiences and learning outcomes. The present study looks at instructor L1 use as it relates to learners’ perceptions of their learning, as well as actual outcomes in terms of grammatical competence. Using data collected from a pilot study as well as an expanded follow-up study, this article aims to investigate the use of the L1 (English) in the L2 (Spanish) classroom in terms of instructor use and its relation to learners’ perceived competence in L2 grammar. Results from both studies conform to previous findings in terms of the contexts in which the L1 is used by instructors. Furthermore, these results suggest that the L1 plays an important role in facilitating communication and establishing a rapport between instructors and learners, and through this may also positively impact learners' confidence and perceived competence in L2 grammar.
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The review of: Susanne Niemeier, Task-based Grammar Teaching of English: Where Cognitive and task-based language teaching meet, Narr Dr. Gunter; 2017, 246pp; ISBN: 978-3823381303.
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This current study aims to shed a new light into the usage of phrasal verbs, which are one of the most avoided multi-word constructions for English learners but widely used by native speakers of English in BASE (British Academic Spoken English). The purpose of this study is to identify which phrasal verbs are used more frequently in BASE and how the findings might be utilized in educational settings. To do this, three lexical verbs (go, come and take) combining phrasal verbs with nine adverbial particles and forming 27 phrasal verbs were analysed using 1.742.886 running words in BASE. BNC (British National Corpus) was used as the core data for selecting lexical verbs and adverbial particles by benefiting from the research of Gardner and Davies (2007). The results reveal some similarities between BNC and BASE in terms of phrasal verb usage and the paper exemplifies some ways to teach phrasal verbs in the light of the analyses.
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English for Medical Purposes (EMP) has been a significant part in the field of English for Specific Purposes (ESP). In recent years, the teaching of Medical English has changed considerably to meet the needs of new generation of learners who have grown up in the advance of digital technologies. This study explores how EMP teachers at a university in the south of Vietnam used digital technologies to facilitate their teaching of Medical English. The digital age learning matrix described as an evaluation tool by Starkey (2011) was applied to identify aspects of learning occurring during the teaching practices with digital technologies (Starkey, 2011). Data were collected from interviews with 15 teacher participants in the Department of Foreign Languages at the research site. The result showed that all teachers perceived the benefits of integrating digital technologies into teaching activities, but their use of technologies remained limited. Findings also revealed some potential uses of web-based tools and applications in teaching activities triggering students’ learning aspects. The study suggested that teachers in a digital age need to understand how to apply learning theories into their teaching practices and the digital age learning matrix could be a planning tool for teachers using digital technologies in teaching activities.
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Technological progression has brought drastic changes in the way second language is taught and learned and there is now a vast number of software and applications designed to facilitate this process. One of the applications that is specially designed for improving the speaking skill is Tandem Language Exchange. This application tries to facilitate learning the skill by bringing many language learners together as a big community. Learners can also use the tutor feature of the app to connect with professional language teachers. This article aims to provide a review of Tandem Language Exchange application by introducing its main features and its strengths and weaknesses. The review recommends Tandem as a platform for improving the speaking ability of second language learners. The app can also benefit second language teachers.
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With the development of technology, the instruction of idiomatic language has been mediated with language games, applications, or movie clips. Because research has been conducted to explore the constraints and affordances of integrating technological tools into idiomatic language curriculum, a synthesis paper that seeks to review recent empirical studies in this topic is necessary. This paper thus aims to synthesize 14 research articles published within the last 10 years. The main focus is to present holistically the research contexts, participants, design and findings among these 14 articles. It was found that technology had positive impacts on student acquisition of idiomatic language. Drawing from the synthesis results, this paper also discusses some pedagogical implications for effective integration of technology into idiomatic language classrooms.
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