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Letters to the editor: Results of corpus analysis
(2013)In this paper, which is part of a wider study on corpus nexus genre approach to teaching writing to advanced EAL learners, we aim to show how corpora can provide teachers and learners with information about dominant lexical ... -
Letters to the editor: Results of corpus analysis
(Applied Linguistics Association of New Zealand, 2013)In this paper, which is part of a wider study on corpus nexus genre approach to teaching writing to advanced EAL learners, we aim to show how corpora can provide teachers and learners with information about dominant lexical ... -
Meeting the learning needs of refugees and migrants in tertiary blended ESOL courses
(Unitec E-Press, 2014-05-13)Technology use in higher education is becoming ubiquitous. However, the particular needs of adult migrant and refugees studying English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) necessitate careful course design and teaching ... -
Migrant students’ and employers’ perspectives on cooperative education in New Zealand: Implications for English language teaching
(New Zealand Association for Cooperative Education, 2006)New Zealand has at present a low unemployment rate and a shortage of skilled workers. There are also many immigrants from non-English speaking countries who are unemployed. These migrant New Zealanders often have no locally ... -
The nature of language learners' beliefs : a half-told story
(15-06-02)Substantial amount of research regarding L2 learners’ beliefs has been conducted in recent years. However, not enough attention has been paid to investigating the nature of learners’ beliefs; hence our understanding of the ... -
Reflections on the 2017 Rio AILA (Applied Linguistic) Conference through an Antipodean Lens: practical Implications for advisors
(Association of Tertiary Learning Advisors of Aotearoa New Zealand (ATLAANZ), 2017)This article will offer some feedback and subsequent reflection on the week long Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquee (AILA) Congress 2017 held in Rio during July, and in particular, on the full day ... -
Self-access centre and autonomous learning management : where are we now and where are we going?
(Kanda University of International Studies (KUIS), 2017-06)As mentioned in the foreword to this journal special issue, in 2016, the editors helped organise the 7th Independent Learning Association Conference which was held in Wuhan in November, with lectures from keynotes and other ... -
Tertiary students’ numeracy skills requirements
(Unitec E-Press, 2014-06-24)The following paper arises from the author being invited to be part of a discussion panel of NZ tertiary learning advisors, at a regional hui. The main topic was the numeracy skills required for our current students to be ... -
Undergraduate research : a source for faculty publications?
(Unitec ePress, 2014-04-14)Over the last two decades undergraduate students have been encouraged to problem solve in ‘the real world’ in order to construct their own subject knowledge. This generally means that students are required to carry out ... -
Understanding English teaching and learning context in China
(Longbridge Publishing Company, 2012-09)The recent economic boom has seen the number of English language learners escalating in China. The Chinese enthusiasm for learning English has generated a growing interest from the West to teach in China. There is a need ... -
Work realities: Migrants preparing for the experience of work
(New Zealand Association for Cooperative Education, 2006)Migrants entering cooperative work placements face layers of challenges that become apparent in scrutinizing workplace data. Drawing on authentic voice recordings of two worksites in Auckland, this paper traces three themes ...
