Department of General & Applied Linguistics
Working Papers in Applied Linguistics
Department of General & Applied Linguistics
Working Papers in Applied Linguistics
THE POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING ..................................................8
THE USE OF AFFECTIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES IN LANGUAGE CLASSROOMS.......................8
MICHEL BAHJEJIAN ................................................................................................................................................8
Introduction........................................................................................................................................................8
The nature of learning strategies.......................................................................................................................8
Types of learning strategies ...............................................................................................................................9
Affective strategies............................................................................................................................................12
Implementation of learner training in the classroom .....................................................................................15
Conclusion........................................................................................................................................................17
Reference List...................................................................................................................................................18
THE USE OF STUDENT FEEDBACK FOR FORMATIVE COURSE EVALUATION AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO...........................................................................................................................20
MELISSA CASSIDY .................................................................................................................................................20
Introduction......................................................................................................................................................20
Institutional blocks to the elicitation and use of student feedback.................................................................20
Student blocks to the elicitation and use of student feedback.........................................................................22
Student self-assessment....................................................................................................................................23
Methods of elicitation.......................................................................................................................................25
Possible applications in the university setting .................................................................................................27
References List .................................................................................................................................................29
THE ACTIVE AND THE PASSIVE VOICE....................................................................................................30
KYLIE JURGENSEN ................................................................................................................................................30
Introduction......................................................................................................................................................30
Active and passive voice ...................................................................................................................................30
Passive voice .....................................................................................................................................................31
The passive and academic writing ...................................................................................................................33
Potential problems for advanced Chinese learners.........................................................................................35
Conclusion........................................................................................................................................................36
Reference List...................................................................................................................................................37
DEVELOPING COURSEWARE FOR TEACHING PRONOUNCIATION ................................................39
HELEN (YING) MA ................................................................................................................................................39
Introduction......................................................................................................................................................39
Effectiveness of visual feedback ......................................................................................................................39
Courseware features for teaching pronunciation ...........................................................................................41
Conclusion........................................................................................................................................................44
Reference List...................................................................................................................................................45
MA(APPLIED) IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS....................................................................................................46
THE USE OF ELECTRONIC MAIL FOR ONE-TO-ONE DIALOGUES ...................................................46
SUN HEE (MARY) CHANG .....................................................................................................................................46
Introduction......................................................................................................................................................46
Data collection..................................................................................................................................................46
Definition of cyberspace...................................................................................................................................46
Computer-mediated communication (CMC) ...................................................................................................47
The history of electronic mail (email)..............................................................................................................48
Characteristics of email....................................................................................................................................49
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Department of General & Applied Linguistics
Working Papers in Applied Linguistics
Language in email discourse ...........................................................................................................................50
The linguistic aspects of email discourse ........................................................................................................51
The informality of email ..................................................................................................................................52
Syntactic simplification ....................................................................................................................................53
Conclusion........................................................................................................................................................56
Reference List...................................................................................................................................................57
A TEACHING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME .........................................................................................58
JO DAVIES..............................................................................................................................................................58
Introduction......................................................................................................................................................58
Aims and purpose of this evaluation ...............................................................................................................59
Procedures ........................................................................................................................................................61
Problems and constraints.................................................................................................................................67
Ongoing development.......................................................................................................................................67
Reference List...................................................................................................................................................70
A COMPARISON OF NATIONAL LANGUAGE POLICIES IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY AND IN
WALES .................................................................................................................................................................72
RACHEL ELLIS.......................................................................................................................................................72
Introduction......................................................................................................................................................72
The Basque Country.........................................................................................................................................72
Wales.................................................................................................................................................................74
Social and political parallels............................................................................................................................75
The language policy of The Basque Country..................................................................................................75
The language policy of Wales ..........................................................................................................................76
Language policies, implementation and change.............................................................................................77
Basque education models.................................................................................................................................78
Welsh education models...................................................................................................................................80
The future .........................................................................................................................................................81
Reference List...................................................................................................................................................83
Appendix A .......................................................................................................................................................85
Appendix B .......................................................................................................................................................86
THE EXPERIENCED TEACHER IN A TERTIARY ESL CONTEXT: DEVELOPMENT THROUGH
COLLABORATION............................................................................................................................................88
GLENYS HENRY .....................................................................................................................................................88
Abstract.............................................................................................................................................................88
Introduction......................................................................................................................................................88
Background: A discussion of key concepts .....................................................................................................89
Purpose .............................................................................................................................................................93
Method ..............................................................................................................................................................93
Research questions...........................................................................................................................................96
Definition of terms ...........................................................................................................................................96
Subjects .............................................................................................................................................................96
Data collection methods ...................................................................................................................................97
Data analysis procedures .................................................................................................................................97
Reference List.................................................................................................................................................100
EVALUATION OF COMMUNICATIVE CALL...........................................................................................102
EUN-JUNG KIM ....................................................................................................................................................102
Introduction....................................................................................................................................................102
Communicative competence...........................................................................................................................102
The computer as a communicative tool .........................................................................................................105
Computer–mediated communication (CMC) ................................................................................................108
Teachers’ responsibilities in using communicative CALL ...........................................................................111
Conclusion......................................................................................................................................................112
Reference List.................................................................................................................................................114
Appendix A. Components of language competence.....................................................................................115
Appendix B. Examples of the use of ELIZA .................................................................................................116
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Department of General & Applied Linguistics
Working Papers in Applied Linguistics
A CRITICAL REVIEW OF TENSE AND ASPECT .....................................................................................119
TAEMOK OH ........................................................................................................................................................119
Introduction....................................................................................................................................................119
Defining characteristics of the present perfect..............................................................................................119
The semantic relationship of present perfect with its neighboring forms ....................................................120
Acquisition of present perfect and the effects of instruction ........................................................................120
The difficulties the learners meet...................................................................................................................121
The treatment in the coursebook for the complexities ..................................................................................124
Conclusion......................................................................................................................................................128
Reference List.................................................................................................................................................129
AN EVALUATION OF A COMMERCIAL TEXTBOOK FROM A DISCOURSAL PERSPECTIVE ..131
HELEN OLIVER ....................................................................................................................................................131
Introduction....................................................................................................................................................131
Discourse analysis and academic writing......................................................................................................132
Textbooks and evaluation criteria .................................................................................................................134
The text: Content and aims ...........................................................................................................................134
Survey of practitioners ...................................................................................................................................135
Detailed focus on chapter eight .....................................................................................................................136
Comparison with a systemic-functional Text ................................................................................................138
Conclusion......................................................................................................................................................139
References.......................................................................................................................................................141
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