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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Analysis of Language Transfers from Thai to English in Three Types of Discourse: Explanatory, Descriptive and Persuasive.
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Wongsothorn, Achara – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 1983
A study on language transfer phenomenon from Thai to English is reported. The purposes of the study were to: (1) analyze the transfers from Thai to English caused by linguistic (syntax, lexis, meaning), organizational (sequence of development), style (genre, tone), and field (topic, function) factors; (2) compare the language transfers in…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Communication Research, Communicative Competence (Languages), Discourse Analysis
Comparative Study of English Teaching and Learning at Graduate Level by Direct Teaching, Self-Instruction, and Personalizing Instruction.
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Wongsothorn, Achara – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 1989
A two-phased research study is reported that aimed to discover the effects of three instructional approaches (direct teaching, self-instruction, and personalized instruction) on English performance, and to relate student characteristics to their language learning ability. Analyses of variance and co-variance revealed that teaching approaches and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction