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Download e-book for iPad: Successful Spoken English: Findings from Learner Corpora by Christian Jones,Shelley Byrne,Nicola Halenko

By Christian Jones,Shelley Byrne,Nicola Halenko

ISBN-10: 113868399X

ISBN-13: 9781138683990

Successful Spoken English demonstrates how spoken learner corpora can be utilized to outline and discover the materials of profitable spoken English. Taking the process that language newcomers can communicate successfully when nonetheless utilizing a few non-standard types, this book:




  • Examines databases of transcribed speech from novices at each one diverse CEFR point to examine what makes a winning speaker of English;

  • Discusses positive factors of communicative competence, together with using linguistic strategies, organisation of extended stretches of speech, and sensitivity to context;

  • Demonstrates quantitative and qualitative info research utilizing corpus instruments, parts corresponding to observe frequency;

  • Helps to think again the targets of language freshmen and lecturers, and gives thoughts for educating perform and for additional research.


Successful Spoken English is key interpreting for postgraduate scholars of TESOL and utilized Linguistics, in addition to for pre- and in-service English language teachers.

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