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Browsing School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies · Te Kura Tātari Reo by Subject "420105 English as a Second Language"

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Language Policy in Multilingual Workplaces: Management, Practices and Beliefs in Banks in Luxembourg.

Kingsley, Leilarna Elizabeth (Victoria University of Wellington, 2010)

For decades the primary focus of language policy research has been activities by states and their agencies, while language policy activities in workplaces have attracted little attention. Addressing this gap, explicit and ...
Study Abroad and Its Effect on the Pragmatic Performance of English Requests by Hong Kong English Language Students

Wai-Cook, Misty So-Sum (Victoria University of Wellington, 2012)

This thesis investigates the study abroad experience and its effect on the pragmatic development of second language learners. The research first describes affective and environmental dimensions of the study abroad experience ...
Task-Based Interaction Among Adult Learners of English and Its Role in Second Language Development

Newton, Jonathan Mark (Victoria University of Wellington, 1993)

The role of classroom interaction in second language acquisition (SLA) has been the subject of extensive research in recent years. The purpose of this study was to investigate the claimed superiority of communication tasks ...
The Use of L1 and the TL in Focus on Form and Its Impact on Uptake, Noticing and Language Development

Truong, Hong Hue Minh (Victoria University of Wellington, 2010)

Since Long's (1991) coinage of the term focus on form (FonF) to refer to brief attention to form in a meaning-oriented classroom, a substantial amount of research has been conducted on the role of FonF in second language ...
Vocabulary Learning Strategies in Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games

Bytheway, Julie Ann (Victoria University of Wellington, 2011)

This small‐scale case‐study used research processes inherent in Grounded Theory to identify and explain vocabulary learning strategies used by players in MMORPGs (massively multiplayer online role‐playing games), an ...
Word Roots in English: Learning English Words through Form and Meaning Similarity

Wei, Zheng (Victoria University of Wellington, 2011)

The research first proposes a vocabulary learning technique: the word part technique, and then tests its effectiveness in aiding vocabulary learning and retention. The first part of the thesis centers around the idea ...
The Writer, the Text and the Reader: An Exploration of Identity in Second Language Academic Writing

Reid, Kirsten (Victoria University of Wellington, 2009)

Students studying in university contexts often find learning to write English for academic purposes especially challenging. Some of the challenges reside in acquiring the necessary skills and strategies to be successful ...