The New English Teacher: Vol. 11. No. 2, (2017)

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A study of teachers’ awareness of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) and an analysis of ELF features of primary school students’ writings at an international school in Bangkok

(Assumption University Press, 2017) Shetabi, Yasaman ; Ratchaporn Rattanaphumma

This study conducted interviews with three English teachers from an international school in Bangkok in order to examine their awareness of English as Lingua Franca (ELF). The writings of 33 primary international students of the same school from grade 2 to grade 6 were also analysed in order to identify the dominant features of spoken English as a Lingua Franca (as demonstrated in the study of Kirkpatrick, 2010) finding its way into written forms.
A linguistic analysis of Chinese patients’ attitudes using appraisal theory as reflected through translation

(Assumption University Press, 2017) Tian, Xin ; Deocampo, Marilyn Fernandez

Since 2013, the Chinese government has allowed couples to have a second child. This alleviation of the one child policy has encouraged many Chinese to come to Thailand to undergo an In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) program.