The purpose of this study is to investigate the language attitudes of Japanese university students toward Japanese English in comparison to their attitudes toward Chinese English and American English. Voiced Guise Technique and questionnaires were used as methodology, having 80 students as participants. The study found that their evaluation of Japanese English was intermediate in terms of solid...

nowadays, english is the leading foreign language enjoying a prestigious position in many countries, including iran. in recent years, english is more and more popular in the world and the importance of learning english cannot be overstated in an increasingly interconnected and globalized world. in this regard, studying the status of language of the educated class of the society such as teachers...

It is widely acknowledged that language competence is central to educational success, primarily because literacy is inherently a language-based activity. Vocabulary knowledge specifically plays an important role in the acquisition of reading comprehension skills. Language in education practice in South Africa is currently highly controversial, as the implementation of home language or bilingual...

Thure von Uexküll's reputation as a pioneer in biosemiotics and also in psychosomatic medicine is well documented. It is easy to see these disciplines reflected in his notable publications, both in English and in German. However, if one spares the time to filter through all of his articles, monographs, conference papers and editorials in English and in German, a notable gap arises in his Englis...

Studies are underway on the propriety of making English-language education compulsory at the elementary school level in Japan. According to the results of a survey conducted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 70.7 percent of elementary school student parents polled replied that such education should be required.1 Among the reasons cited for this view is the b...

background:     purpose:     methods:     results:     conclusion:     key words:     ict, esp, medical students , methodology instruction based on ict specialized articles is a more effective method for teaching esp to the students of medicine linguistically and methodologically. the students achieved better results with internet-based medical english articles, compared to the traditional text...

With the deepening of foreign language education reform of higher education in China, people begin to pay more attention to professional development of college English teachers. The paper, based on a theoretical study of professional development and narrative inquiry, conducted narrative inquiry among young college English teachers. The results provide useful insights both for the young college...

background and purpose: multiple choice tests are the most common type of tests used in evaluating the general english knowledge of the students in most medical universities, however the efficacy of these tests are not examined precisely. we compare and examine the integrative tests and discrete point tests as   measures of the english language knowledge of medical students. methods: three test...

Keeping pace with the continuous changes and innovations in the field of English language teaching is considered to be a necessity for the quality of teachers' teaching. There are numerous approaches to teacher development, among which self-initiated development stands as one of the noticeable trends. Although teacher development is crucial for the quality of education, it appears that there ar...