Moreno Pichastor, MªCarmen (Date of defense: 2006-05-05)
The aim of the present study was to analyse leaners’ use of logical connectors within the EFL classroom setting as well as to provide insights into the effects of instruction on their acquisition process. ...
Moreno Pichastor, Soledad (Date of defense: 2009-09-29)
The present dissertation deals with the analysis of rhetorical strategies of evaluation used in the "response" article in the field of applied linguistics. Based on a genre approach to discourse, our ...
Martínez Flor, Alicia (Date of defense: 2004-12-16)
This dissertation investigates the effects of instruction on the acquisition of pragmatic competence in the classroom setting, and specifically in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom. In ...
Vilar Beltrán, Elina (Date of defense: 2008-09-11)
This PhD dissertation aims at contributing to the body of research in English as a Lingua Franca regarding pragmatic awareness and production by, (a) examining how 104 English non-native speakers' ...
Sánchez Hernández, Ariadna (Date of defense: 2017-06-09)
The present study explores the influence of acculturation on learning pragmatic routines in the study-abroad context by students of diverse cultural backgrounds. It is a longitudinal investigation that ...
Arrufat Marqués, María José (Date of defense: 2019-07-29)
This dissertation investigates the effects of instruction and language attitudes in the comprehension and production of conventional expressions in an EFL setting from a Skill Acquisition Theory ...