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| LETTER FROM THE EDITORS |
| Natalia Dolgova, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA & Heather Weger, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC, USA |
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| LETTER FROM THE CHAIR AND CHAIR-ELECT |
| Kathryn Howard, California State University, San Bernardino, California, USA |
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| ARTICLES |
| PEACE LINGUISTICS: THE PROMISE, THE ANTICLIMAX, AND THE RESURRECTION |
| Andy Curtis, Anaheim University, Anaheim, California, USA |
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Why is peace linguistics still largely unknown and unheard of
within the field of applied linguistics? However, before considering
that particular question, it is necessary, of course, to first look at
what peace linguistics is and why it might constitute an important “new”
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| FROM MONOLINGUAL TO PLURILINGUAL: TOWARD A PARADIGM SHIFT IN TESOL |
| Angelica Galante, Concordia University, Montreal, Québec, Canada |
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This article reports findings from a study comparing two
English language teaching approaches: monolingual and plurilingual.
Results suggest that, compared to a monolingual approach, a plurilingual
approach offers several benefits, such as enhancement of plurilingual
and pluricultural competence, cognition, and empathy. Pedagogical
implementation of plurilingualism in TESOL is discussed. Read More |
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| JAPANESE EFL STUDENTS' PROCLIVITY TOWARD SILENCE: EXPLORING FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING ANXIETY WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF WILLINGNESS TO COMMUNICATE |
| Willem de Goei, Accra, Ghana |
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Japanese EFL students’ proclivity toward silence is believed to
be a sign of sociocultural differences as well as foreign language
learning anxiety. After discussing silence in a Japanese context, the
willingness to communicate model is used to explore how foreign language
learning anxiety contributes to students’ silence. Implications and
suggestions are discussed. Read More |
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| ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY |
| APPLIED LINGUISTICS INTEREST SECTION (ALIS) |
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