Lynda Yates
List of John Benjamins publications for which Lynda Yates plays a role.
2016
Strategies for building social connection through English: Challenges for immigrants and implications for teaching english as a second language Australian Review of Applied Linguistics 35:2, pp. 138–155 | Article
2012 This article draws on ethnographic data from a longitudinal study of newly-arrived immigrants of non English-speaking background in the Australian Adult Migrant English Program to investigate their opportunities for using English and the language learning strategies (LLS) they used to make the… read more
Speech act performance in workplace settings Speech Act Performance: Theoretical, empirical and methodological issues, Martínez-Flor, Alicia and Esther Usó-Juan (eds.), pp. 109–126 | Article
2010 This chapter explores how research on speech act performance can inform language teaching for workplace communication. It argues for an approach to instruction that draws on empirical evidence from a range of perspectives so that non-native speakers can understand patterns of language use, how… read more