Speaking English as a second language : learners' problems and coping strategies / Alireza Jamshidnejad, editor.

This book focuses on understanding the process of problem construction in oral communication in foreign language contexts, examining how speakers of English as a second language approach issues in oral communication, as well as the strategies they employ to overcome these difficulties. Using theorie...

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Other Authors: Jamshidnejad, Alireza (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2020]
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction: Challenges of L2 Oral Communication in EFL Contexts (Alireza Jamshidnejad)
  • Part 1: Approaches to the Nature of L2 Oral Communication
  • Chapter 2: L2 Communication as a Social Action: Silence in Oral Communication (Yamin Qian)
  • Chapter 3: Pragmatic Nature of L2 Communication: Spoken Grammar in Native and EFL Speakers (Yen-Liang Lin)
  • Chapter 4: An Ecological Perspective on EFL Learners' Oral Communication (Ruiyang Niu)
  • Chapter 5: Cultural Challenges for L2 Communication Among Persian Migrants in Australia (Hossein Shokouhi)
  • Chapter 6: Approaches to Research on L2 Oral Communication (Alireza Jamshidnejad, Reza Falahati and Etske Ooijevaar)
  • Part 2: The Nature and Typology of Learners' Problems in L2 Oral Communication
  • Chapter 7: The Construction of Problems in L2 Oral Communication. Section 1: Communicators-Oriented Problems (Alireza Jamshidnejad)
  • Chapter 8: The Construction of Problems in L2 Oral Communication. Section 2: The Language- and Context-Oriented Problems (Alireza Jamshidnejad)
  • Part 3: Communication Strategies and Their Functions in L2 Oral Communication
  • Chapter 9: The Nature and Functions of Communication Strategies in L2 Oral Communication (Alireza Jamshidnejad)
  • Chapter 10: The Language-Oriented Functions of Strategies (Alireza Jamshidnejad)
  • Chapter 11: The Context-Oriented Functions of Strategies (Alireza Jamshidnejad)
  • Chapter 12: The Communicators-Oriented Function of Strategies (Alireza Jamshidnejad)
  • Chapter 13: Conclusion and Implications for Future Research (Alireza Jamshidnejad).