1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910464046103321

Autore

Jafari Janin

Titolo

The role of elicitation questions in language learning : a function-based framework / / Janin Jafari

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hamburg, Germany : , : Anchor Academic Publishing, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

3-95489-674-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (107 p.)

Disciplina

650.072

Soggetti

Business - Research - Methodology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

The Role of Elicitation Questions in Language Learning; Table of contents; List of Tables; Transcription; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1: Different Approaches to Questioning; 1.1 Definition of Question; 1.2 Structuralism; 1.3 Functionalism; 1.4 Pragmatics; 1.5 Discourse Analysis and Conversation Analysis; CHAPTER 2: Pragmatics; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Speech Acts; 2.3 Speech Events; CHAPTER 3: Description of Conversation; 3.1 Approaches to the Description of Conversation; 3.2 Discourse Analysis; 3.3 Conversation Analysis; CHAPTER 4: Classification of Questions; 4.1 Introduction

4.2 Quirk, et al.'s Classification of Questions4.3 Questions as Illocutionary Acts; 4.4 Questions as Requests; 4.5 Tsui's Classification of Questions; 4.6 Some Related Studies; CHAPTER 5: Investigating Elicitation Questions; 5.1 Definition of Key Terms; 5.2 Methodology; 5.3 Data Analysis; 5.4 Processing and Presentation of the Results; 5.5 Analysis of the Tables; 5.6 Concluding Remarks; Appendix; References

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents a theoretical framework of Elicitation Questions. Elicitation questions are the most important aspect of second language learning ability. Understanding the purposes and the conditions in which questions work best will help one master their use. Questioning is not only one of the most important skills in language learning, but also one of the main objectives of learning English in our schools. Although there are a number of definitions, it seems that the term



'question' has never been clearly defined. With the changes occurring within the linguistic theories, the term has be

2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996391256003316

Autore

Smith John <1580-1631.>

Titolo

The generall historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles [[electronic resource] ] : with the names of the adventurers, planters, and governours from their first beginning. an⁰: 1584. to this present 1626. With the procedings of those severall colonies and the accidents that befell them in all their journyes and discoveries. Also the maps and descriptions of all those countryes, their commodities, people, government, customes, and religion yet knowne. Divided into sixe bookes. By Captaine Iohn Smith sometymes governour in those countryes & admirall of New England

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed by I[ohn] D[awson] and I[ohn] H[aviland] for Michael Sparkes, 1626

Descrizione fisica

[14], 96, 105-248 p., [6] plates (4 folded) : ports., maps

Soggetti

Indians of North America - Virginia

Virginia History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Early works to 1800

Virginia Description and travel Early works to 1800

New England History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Early works to 1800

Bermuda Islands History Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Largely a collected edition of his "A description of New England", "A map of Virginia", "New Englands trials", and "A true relation of such occurrences and accidents of noate as hath hapned in Virginia since the first planting of that collony, which is now resident in the south part thereof, till the last returne from thence".

A reissue of STC 22790, with title-page dates altered.

"Dawson pr[inted]. )(² , A-N⁴. Haviland pr[inted]. P-Ii⁴"--STC.

The title page is engraved and signed: Grauen by Iohn Barra.

For details on various states see Sabin.



Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113