Writing for The Conversation

Writing and Global Transfer Narratives: Situating the Knowledge Transformation Conversation

The Comparative Effect of Using Idioms in Conversation and Paragraph Writing on EFL Learners’ Idiom Learning

This study investigated the comparative effect of teaching idiomatic expressions through practicing them in conversation and paragraph writing on intermediate EFL learners’ idiom learning. The participants were sorted out of a population of 134 intermediate students in Zabansara Language School in Khorramabad based on their scores on a Preliminary English Test (PET) and an idiom test piloted in...

Expanding the global conversation in dental education: guidelines for scholarly research and writing for international authors.

Dr. Townsend is Professor, Centre for Orofacial Research and Learning, School of Dentistry, The University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; and Dr. Winning is Associate Professor, Centre for Orofacial Research and Learning, School of Dentistry, The University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Direct correspondence to Professor Grant Townsend, School of Dentistry, The University o...

the search for the self in becketts theatre: waiting for godot and endgame

this thesis is based upon the works of samuel beckett. one of the greatest writers of contemporary literature. here, i have tried to focus on one of the main themes in becketts works: the search for the real "me" or the real self, which is not only a problem to be solved for beckett man but also for each of us. i have tried to show becketts techniques in approaching this unattainable goal, base...

Vocabulary Lists for EAP and Conversation Students

Despite the abundance of research investigating general and academic vocabularies and developing dozens of word lists, few studies have compared academic vocabulary with general service word lists such as conversation vocabulary. Many EAP researchers assume that university students need to know all the words in West’s (1953) General Service List (GSL) as a prerequisite to academic words (e.g., ...