scholarly journals 25 years of English Language and Linguistics: a celebration and analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 677-685
Author(s):  
Laurel J. Brinton ◽  
Patrick Honeybone ◽  
Bernd Kortmann ◽  
Elena Seoane
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
And Linguistics

Conquer and Score: A Word Formation Game for Language Learners

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Anealka Aziz Hussin ◽  
Tuan Sarifah Aini Syed Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Language Learners ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
English Language ◽  
Word Formation ◽  
Language Games ◽  
Safe Environment ◽  
Learning Path ◽  
Derivational Morphemes ◽  
And Linguistics ◽  
Formation Game

Engaging students in language activities can sometimes be challenging for language educators. One of the ways to engage students in language activities is through language games. Language games can motivate students to communicate, strengthens their ability to comprehend the language and enhance their problem-solving and cognitive skills. Language games also have a vast potential to increase engagement of the students, thus lead to the creation of the Conquer & Score: The Derivational Island. It is a word formation enrichment game catering to students learning lexicology and linguistics. The topic was chosen based on the result of an online quiz on the types of morphemes. The game focuses on the derivational morphemes used to form the English language words. The game requires knowledge of morphology as well as basic lexical analysis skills. The game provides educators a fun and engaging reinforcement activity for the students. Gamification elements used in the game such as rewards, flexible learning path and progress indicator offer a safe environment for competition, which can motivate students to outdo each other to win the game. This paper also highlights some important aspects of games in learning.

Richard Hogg, 20 May 1944 – 6 September 2007

2007 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. i-ii ◽  
Author(s):  
David Denison ◽  
Bas Aarts
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
And Linguistics

It is with great sadness that we inform our readers of the death of Richard Hogg at the age of just sixty-three. He had been one of the three founding editors of English Language and Linguistics and was set to continue in the role until his retirement in 2009. His death has come as a great shock. We wish to share with readers of ELL at this earliest opportunity our appreciation of, and affection for, our fellow-editor, colleague and friend.

Writing essays in English language and linguistics

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 380-384
Author(s):  
Betsy Gilliland
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
And Linguistics

‘Me talk funny’: A stroke patient's personal account

English Today ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 49-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jürg R. Schwyter
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
University Of Pennsylvania ◽  
Personal Account ◽  
Cambridge University ◽  
Grammatical Errors ◽  
The Right ◽  
The University ◽  
And Linguistics

If you met me and listened to me speaking English, you might ask yourself why I talk so funny; why I can't find the right words; and why I make so many grammatical errors. I am, after all, the Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, and I have degrees in English language and linguistics from Cambridge University and the University of Pennsylvania.

scholarly journals Topical Methods for Shaping a Linguistic World View in International Relations Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 576-580
Author(s):  
Emiliia Bushueva
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Speech Acts ◽  
English Language ◽  
World View ◽  
Petersburg Institute ◽  
Wilhelm Von Humboldt ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Linguistics

The language is a specific type of human activity, «a shape of thought». As a means of communication, it acts as an exponent of the speaker’s spirit and world outlook. The issue of shaping a linguistic world view in students of non-linguistic colleges and, in particular, the problem of the language impact on the way of view of life still requires its solution. The author of the article harks back to the history of foreign linguistic school of thoughts of German linguists Wilhelm von Humboldt (founder of theoretical linguistics) and Johann Leo Weisgerber (who proposed the term «the linguistic world view»), of American ethno-linguists Edward Sepir (author of the comprehensive typological classification of languages of the world) and Benjamin Whorf (author of the theory of linguistic relativity), of an English philosopher John Langsho Ostin, one of the creators of the theory of speech acts. The article mentions some ideas of the Russian world view presented in works of the national linguists, such as A.A. Potebnya, A. Vezhbitskaya, Ye.S. Kubryakova, V.M. Vorobyev. Drawing on many years of experience of teaching the English language in departments of international relations, linguistics and translation studies in St. Petersburg Institute for External Economic Relations, Economics and Law, the author examines the methods of shaping the linguistic world view in students of International Relations and Linguistics. As an example, the author brings forth a scenario of the lecture course in the discipline «Professional Foreign Language (English) in Studying the Topic «National Identity».

scholarly journals Enhancing the Employability of Students Undertaking English Language and Linguistics Programs in Vietnam

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huy Cuong Pham
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Employability Skills ◽  
Curricular Integration ◽  
Generic Skills ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Hands On ◽  
English Major ◽  
And Linguistics ◽  
University Industry

This study addresses the development of employability skills among English-major graduates to facilitate their transition from university to the workplace. Contemporary research has pinpointed that universities fail to sufficiently prepare their students in terms of professional knowledge and work-related skills. There is also a mismatch between the focus of academic programs and the demands and requirements from potential employers regarding graduates’ performance. Drawing on the document analysis and simple descriptive statistics of the undergraduate English language/linguistics program descriptions of six distinct universities located across Vietnam, this study aims to explore the extent to which English-major students are empowered with employability skills and provide recommendations for promoting these skills. Findings show that there is a substantial shift in reconsidering the imbalance between theoretical and practical components in the program design. The programs also exhibit certain degrees of preparation for students’ employability through the curricular integration of generic skills such as critical thinking, public speaking, presentation skills, communication skills and research skills. This study reiterates the significance of promoting work-related skills and strengthening university-industry partnerships in designing academic programs and providing English-major students with hands-on experience.

scholarly journals CLASSIFICATION OF ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION SKILLS AS AN OBJECT OF TEACHING ENGLISH PRACTICAL PHONETICS AT LINGUISTICS INSTITUTE (PEDAGOGICAL TRAINING)

2021 ◽  
pp. 173-179
Author(s):  
Алина Андреевна Любимова
Keyword(s):  
English Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
International Communication ◽  
Recent Change ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Pedagogical Training ◽  
The Status ◽  
And Linguistics ◽  
Linguistic Backgrounds

В данной статье аргументируется необходимость пересмотра номенклатуры профессионально-профильных устно-речевых умений как объекта контроля при обучении практической фонетике английского языка в языковом вузе в условиях функционирования английского языка как глобального лингва франка. Основываясь на результатах анализа научных и нормативных источников, автор предлагает расширенный перечень профессионально-профильных устно-речевых умений, формирование и развитие которых представляется целесообразным для студентов, обучающихся по программам бакалавриата языкового вуза (педагогический профиль). Предлагаемая номенклатура продуктивных и рецептивных умений учитывает требования к нормативности в оформлении устной речи будущего преподавателя английского языка, необходимость формирования медиативных устно-речевых умений при овладении фонетикой английского языка как глобального лингва франка, а также необходимость формирования и поддержания готовности студентов языкового вуза к общению в условиях социокультурного разнообразия и произносительной вариативности. This article seeks to justify the necessity of rethinking and re-establishing the range of professional pronunciation skills that English language teaching and linguistics majors are required to develop. This change is conditioned by the status of English as a global lingua franca, i.e., the primary language of international communication, and the consequent recent change in international requirements towards English learners’ pronunciation. The suggested list of pronunciation skills is based on the recommendations outlined in contemporary phonetics research as well as Russian and international educational standards and requirements. It takes into consideration the necessity of developing students’ mediation skills as well as their readiness to participate in intercultural communication with the representatives of various sociocultural and linguistic backgrounds.

scholarly journals Approval and Disapproval Expressions in English and Arabic: A Contrastive Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Abeer Hadi Salih
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Contrastive Analysis ◽  
Contrastive Study ◽  
The World ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
To Come ◽  
And Linguistics

Any language in the world wide has different expressions and terms that convey approval or disapproval that language speakers may use in their daily life. English language for instance, is full of such expressions and can be found in any situation needs to. The present research studies approval and disapproval in English with their counterparts in Arabic as a contrastive study. It tries to search for those terms or sentences that are used to express approval and disapproval in English with their counterparts in Arabic. It aims to highlight the points of similarities and differences between those expressions that are used to state approval and disapproval in the two languages. Also the study includes a contrastive analysis to the expressions of approval and disapproval in English with their equivalents in Arabic in order to come up with the conclusions. It concluded that the approval and disapproval expressions in English language are similar to their counterparts in Arabic language but differ in two points. Firstly in Arabic language main verbs are used to convey approval and disapproval whereas in English are not. Secondly, in English language the exclamatory style is used to express approval in contrast, Arabic language is not. Researchers, teachers, translators and any who cares about English language and linguistics can get benefit from this study, precisely because it includes a comparison between two languages, English language and Arabic, with several types of expressions and terms that are being actually used to express approval and disapproval.

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