The present research was an attempt to shed more enlightening light on the current wave of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), which is gradually sweeping the traditional ideologies in the field of ELT. To that end, this study examined the Iranian teacher trainees’ attitude towards ELF. What makes the present research markedly different from the other language attitude studies is in the context o...

Computer attitude and computer anxiety are two determining constructs of success with computer related work. In order to enhance the learning process, improve performance, reduce computer resistance, and ensure job satisfaction computer attitude should be improved and computer anxiety minimised. Several instruments for measuring these constructs are available in the literature but not all of th...

The author examines attitudes among different sections of the Malaysian population toward the presence of immigrants from Indonesia, many of whom are illegal migrants. Data are from a review of Malaysian newspaper articles and from a survey conducted in 1985 in two squatter settlements in Kuala Lumpur. The author concludes that in recent years, the mood of the general public has turned agains...

This paper considers the ad hoc development of ecotourism at Ostional, Costa Rica, and the potential bene®ts for the local community in the absence of government planning or intervention. In 1995, only four percent of Ostional households identi®ed tourism as a source of income; however, this was substantial in comparison to that derived from other economic activities. While most Ostional reside...

The article focuses on the hypothesis that the structural complexity of languages is variable and historically changeable. By means of a quantitative statistical analysis of naturalistic corpus data, the question is raised as to what role language contact and adult second language acquisition play in the simplification and complexification of language varieties. The results confirm that there i...

BACKGROUND Over the last few decades, research concerning the insight of patients with schizophrenia and its relationships with other clinical variables has been given much attention in the clinical setting. Since that time, a series of instruments assessing insight have been developed. The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the Taiwanese version of the Beck Co...

BACKGROUND Child marriage, defined as marriage before age 18, is associated with adverse human capital outcomes. The child marriage burden remains high among female adolescents in Indonesia, despite increasing socioeconomic development. Research on child marriage in Southeast Asia is scarce. No nationally representative studies thus far have examined determinants of child marriage in Indonesia ...

This study examines the relationship between both first language (L1) and second language (L2) reading attitudes, and learners' performance in L2 extensive reading. Four reading attitude variables were identified (Comfort, Anxiety, Value, Self-perception), both in L1 and L2, according to learners' responses to a questionnaire. Results of analyses using these four variables are summarised on two...

The nursing profession requires medical English for communication in their working environment. Hence, this study intends to reveal self-motivation, attitude toward communicative language teaching (CLT), and learning style preferences concerning skills among Saudi students. This encompassed all students enrolled the first year of undergraduate program Abha (n=80) Muhayil female campuses King Kh...