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Lexical Similarity Level between English and Portuguese
(Universidad de Sevilla, 2014)
Although the studies which calculate the similarity index between languages are abundant, to date the similarity index between English and Portuguese has not been calculated. When calculating the similarity index between ...
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English in Finland: Opinions and Attitudes on the Use of Anglicisms
(Universidad de Sevilla, 2014)
As the lingua franca of the moment, English is widely used in Finland. In the first three sections, we offer an overview of the political, linguistic and social situation of English in that country. Despite the widespread ...
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Intercultural Communication / Interaction
(Universidad de Sevilla, 2014)
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The Role of Politeness in Apology Sequences: How to Maintain Harmony between Speakers
(Universidad de Sevilla, 2014)
The goal of the present paper is to provide a discourse-based teaching approach for the integration of the speech act of apologies from a communicative perspective. In so doing, special attention is paid to how sociocultural ...
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The Distinctive Nature of Task Repetition in Writing. Implications for Theory, Research, and Pedagogy
(Universidad de Sevilla, 2014)
This paper looks into the distinctive nature of task repetition (TR) in the environment of L2 writing and the potential language learning benefits that may derive from implementing various forms of TR. The main argument ...
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La interculturalidad en la asignatura de inglés de la E.S.O. bilingüe en Sevilla, España
(Universidad de Sevilla, 2014)
La enseñanza de un idioma no puede separarse de la enseñanza de su(s) cultura(s) debido a que, como apuntan Grève y Van Passel (1971: 173), “la lengua representa en esencia uno de los principales aspectos de la cultura de ...