Lynda Yates

List of John Benjamins publications for which Lynda Yates plays a role.

Yates, Lynda 2018 PrefaceSpeaking in a Second Language, Alonso, Rosa Alonso (ed.), pp. vii–xii | Preface
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
Yates, Lynda 2010 Speech act performance in workplace settingsSpeech Act Performance: Theoretical, empirical and methodological issues, Martínez-Flor, Alicia and Esther Usó-Juan (eds.), pp. 109–126 | Article
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