NUS CELC 5th Symposium Proceedings by Lee Ming Check National University of Singapore Key Words: metadiscourse, thesis writing, academic language, mathematical writing language learning, translation, SLA, cognitive linguistics, Relevance Abstract Research on postgraduate writing abound, but those that report specifically on thesis writing in the mathematics discipline are rare. The purpose of this research […]
Special Issues & Proceedings
Investigating the Effect of Teaching Embedded Rebuttals on Students’ Argumentative Essays: A Preliminary Study
NUS CELC 5th Symposium Proceedings by Jonathan Kum Khuan Tang, National University of Singapore and Jeffrey Chi Hoe Mok, National University of Singapore and Sirinut Sawatdeenarunat, National University of Singapore Key Words: argumentation; embedded rebuttals; science communication; teaching in Higher Education Abstract The centrality of rebuttals in successful arguments is well documented in research […]
On Multiple Literacies and Language Learning: Video Production and Embodied Subjectivities
NUS CELC 5th Symposium Proceedings by Joff P.N. Bradley, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan and David R. Cole, Western Sydney University, Australia Key Words: Multiple Literacies Theory (MLT), multiliteracies, Deleuze & Guattari, video Abstract The dialogue below reflects on the cutting-edge research on video literacies being undertaken in several universities in the Tokyo metropolitan area […]
The Nature of Authenticity in English as a Foreign Language: A Comparison of Eight Inter-related Definitions
NUS CELC 5th Symposium Proceedings by Richard Pinner Sophia University, Tokyo Key Words: Authenticity, Native-speakerism, Teacher and student perceptions Abstract This paper aims to gain a better understanding of the concept of authenticity by asking language teachers and students to what extent they agree with eight inter-related definitions (Gilmore, 2007). The eight definitions were […]
Double Construction in Translation and its Effect as a Learning Tool
NUS CELC 5th Symposium Proceedings by Bing Lv Shanghai International Studies University Key Words: language learning, translation, SLA, cognitive linguistics, Relevance Abstract According to the constructivist view of meaning presented in thought of these cognitive linguists (Lakoff and Johnson, 1980; Langacker, 1987, 1991; Fauconnier, 1999), meaning is not “given” into a language but constructed […]
Selected papers from the Fifth CELC Symposium for English Language Teachers
NUS CELC 5th Symposium Proceedings Editors Fong Yoke Sim and Mark Brooke Editorial Committee Nazarene Ibrahim; Maria Luisa Sadorra; Richard Seow; Tang Kum Khuan, Jonathan; and Patrick Wade First published: December 2016 Table of Contents Keynote Address 1. Negotiating Diversity in English Language Teaching: A Tragedy in Four Acts Suresh Canagarajah Curriculum and Pedagogy […]