Browsing by Study Area "Language Studies"
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Adult literacy for a productive, knowledge-based economy
(Common Ground Publishing, 2013)The increasing complexity of contemporary society demands a more versatile and highly knowledgeable human capital base. To effectively function in the workplace and in daily life, knowledge workers today need to utilise ... -
Changes in two migrant learners’ beliefs, learning strategy use and language achievements in a New Zealand context
(Elsevier, 2015-07-04)Substantial amount of research regarding L2 learners’ beliefs has been conducted in recent years. However, less attention has been paid to the interactions among the three constructs: learners’ beliefs, learning strategies ... -
Connecting 'across the ditch' and beyond!
(2014)Take charge of your own professional development. By using the Internet, you can decide when, where and how to keep up-to-date with all the latest developments in teaching ESOL or community languages. This workshop will ... -
Creating opportunities for confident and curious learners : the importance of multilingual teachers in ECE learning environments
(2018-11-03)Why expose our young learners to a second language? Can develop cognitive ability. Opportunities in a globalized world Maintenance of a heritage language for migrants In New Zealand 150+ languages spoken Canada Aus ... -
‘Dearest beloved one, I need your assistance’: The rhetoric of spam mail
(Oxford University Press, 2010-01)The article offers an overview of strategies deployed by spammers in the Dearly beloved e-mail genre, analyzes the rhetoric of spam mail and considers its implications for teaching and research particularly into English ... -
Educational affordances of an asynchronous online discussion forum for language learners
(2018-11)Information and communications technologies offer unprecedented opportunities for innovation in educational practice. Among all the educational technological tools, online discussion forums represent one of the most ... -
The effect of Chinese ESL learners’ beliefs on their autonomous learning
(Kanda University of International Studies, 2010-12)What beliefs do Chinese learners hold about language learning? What is the effect of these beliefs on their autonomous learning? These are the two questions that this study aims to address. I employed naturalistic inquiry ... -
The evolution of learner autonomy in online environments : a case study in a New Zealand context
(Kanda University of International Studies (KUIS), Chiba, Japan, 2018-03)With the advent of technologies, language learners are faced with unprecedented opportunities and a wide range of alternatives to engage with in their self-directed learning. However, a review of the literature indicates ... -
Exploring the roles and facilitation strategies of online peer moderators
(Kanda University of International Studies (KUIS), 2019)Whilst peer facilitation is deemed to be a beneficial alterative strategy in an asynchronous online discussion, a review of the literature indicates that previous studies have primarily focused on the instructor as the ... -
Intentionalism, Intentionality and Reporting Beliefs
(Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc., 2009)The dominant view of twentieth century analytic philosophy has been that all thinking is always in a language; that languages are vehicles of thought. In recent decades, however, the opposite view, that languages merely ... -
The Internet of Things : and its implications for learning beyond the classroom
(2017-07)It is estimated that by 2020 there will be over 50 billion connected devices. This will go beyond cellphones and computers, to include objects such as cars, household appliances, and – as the technology improves – clothes, ... -
Is there a housing crisis in New Zealand or is it only a metaphor? Results of a critical metaphor analysis
(Applied Linguistics Association of New Zealand, 2017-11-29)This paper reports on a corpus-based study of metaphor use in the discourse of the Auckland housing topic in News and Commentary sections of The New Zealand Herald over the months of July to September 2016, the time of ... -
It takes two: Sharing language skills and cultural insights with EAL students preparing for work placements
(2008)This paper reports on collaboration between a Learning Development lecturer and a Nursing lecturer working with English as an additional language (EAL) nursing students. We set up voluntary sessions, with the aim of helping ... -
Keepin' It Reo in a digital learning space
(2018-04)Te mihinga komene (presenter) Nō whea ahau? Nō whea koe? Te paerewa - te tiriti o waitangi partnership Ko wai tō ingoa? Tohutō - macrons Kīwaha - expression, saying Te reo hangarau - DT [digi tech] terms E rima a ... -
Learning and assessing for future imagined communities: Academic writing texts within portfolios
(Tertiary Writing Network, 2010-12)How can first year, tertiary-level EAL academic writing programmes for adult learners use both portfolio assessment and emerging understandings about the importance of discourse community and imagined communities to target ... -
Letters to the editor: Results of corpus analysis
(Applied Linguistics Association of New Zealand, 2013)In this paper, which is part of a wider study on corpus nexus genre approach to teaching writing to advanced EAL learners, we aim to show how corpora can provide teachers and learners with information about dominant lexical ... -
Letters to the editor: Results of corpus analysis
(2013)In this paper, which is part of a wider study on corpus nexus genre approach to teaching writing to advanced EAL learners, we aim to show how corpora can provide teachers and learners with information about dominant lexical ... -
Meeting the learning needs of refugees and migrants in tertiary blended ESOL courses
(Unitec E-Press, 2014-05-13)Technology use in higher education is becoming ubiquitous. However, the particular needs of adult migrant and refugees studying English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) necessitate careful course design and teaching ... -
Mentoring in language and culture on-line
(2000-06)A mentor can 'stimulate the construction of the student's autonomy' (Freire 1998), empower people to think more positively about themselves and increase their network of contacts (McKenzie 1995, Jeruchin and Shapiro 1992). ... -
Migrant students’ and employers’ perspectives on cooperative education in New Zealand: Implications for English language teaching
(New Zealand Association for Cooperative Education, 2006)New Zealand has at present a low unemployment rate and a shortage of skilled workers. There are also many immigrants from non-English speaking countries who are unemployed. These migrant New Zealanders often have no locally ...
