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Publication details [#57936]

Nguyen, Thi Thuy Minh. 2013. Instructional effects on the acquisition of modifiers in constructive criticism by EFL learners. Language Awareness 22 (1) : 76–94.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

instructing1, comprehension of | L2-acquisition | pedagogy | peer group | pragmatic competence

Language as a subject

English

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

This paper explores whether meta-pragmatic instruction promotes Vietnamese students of English as a Foreign Language (EFL)'s acquisition of linguistic resources (modifiers) for softening constructive EFL criticism to peers in instructional settings.