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ERIC Number: EJ248771
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Jul
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Formal Style in an Oral Culture: Problems at the University Level.
Smithies, Michael
English Language Teaching Journal, v35 n4 p369-72 Jul 1981
Uses Papua New Guinea students at the University of Technology to show the problem of shifting from oral to written forms in third world ESL countries. Gives examples of informal use of written English using too much slang contrasted with overly formal English. (BK)
Descriptors: College Students, Developing Nations, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Second Language Learning, Unwritten Languages, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Papua New Guinea