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The design and validation of an online speaking test for young learners in Uruguay: challenges and innovations
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Exploring Canadian Integration through Critical Discourse Analysis of English Language Lesson Plans for Immigrant Learners
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Exploring Language Teachers’ Assessment Practices and Language Learners’ Perceptions towards Assessment in the Online Environment
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In: Applied Linguistics and English as a Second Language Dissertations (2021)
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Library and Information Science Integrated Language Teaching Approach and Students’ Achievement in English Grammar
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In: Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal) (2021)
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Bombast Bombardment and Dense Syntax versus Effective Communication and Language Teaching in ESL Settings: Nigerian English Examples
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In: Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal, Vol 23, Iss 2, Pp 229-242 (2021) (2021)
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Influenced by certain factors and motives, some educated Nigerian English speakers use high-sounding expressions, as well as dense, windy, and complex syntactic structures. This paper examines this linguistic habit in Nigerian English to show how entrenched it has become; explain the sociolinguistic, historical, and idiosyncratic factors that influence it; show its effect on its audience and readers; and determine its implications for teaching and learning English in English as a second language (ESL) settings. The paper adopted the qualitative research method, and data were extracted from both primary and secondary sources. Primary data were extracted from well-known Nigerian ‘bombast bombardiers’ (users of bombast). Secondary data were gleaned from historical events and published and creative works. The study established that the use of ‘language explosives’ (high-sounding lexical items) is a common linguistic habit in ESL. Some educated Nigerians, for instance, use the habit to show off learning and their mastery of the language, estrange others in communication, create humor, and gain popularity. Although the paper avers that the habit in its unguided form hampers effective communication, it submits that it possesses certain socio-political and pedagogical utilities in ESL settings.
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bombast bombardiers; dense syntax; english as a second language; language teaching; nigerian english; P1-1091; Philology. Linguistics
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URL: https://doaj.org/article/de26d71e647447ca9198abb594d496fd https://doi.org/10.14483/22487085.16161
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Exploring Canadian Integration through Critical Discourse Analysis of English Language Lesson Plans for Immigrant Learners
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In: Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics; Vol. 24 No. 1 (2021); 75-91 ; Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée; Vol. 24 No. 1 (2021); 75-91 ; 1920-1818 ; 1481-868X (2021)
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Toward a Cultural Competence in Creative Writing Pedagogies
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In: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1578408835816055 (2020)
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Truly, Madly, Deeply: Adverbs and ELLs
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In: Faculty Publications (2020)
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The Development of Interactive English Speaking Abilities in a Japanese University Context ...
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Linguistic shame and shaming: teacher awareness and English language teaching in Sri Lanka
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Communicative Competence: The Role of Grammar in Teaching English as a Second Language
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In: South East Coastal Conference on Languages & Literatures (SECCLL) (2020)
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A proposed literature-based syllabus for EAP writing
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In: Journal of Global Education and Research (2020)
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The intonation contour of non-finality revisited: implications for ESL teaching
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In: 6th International Conference on English Pronunciation: Issues and Practices (EPIP 6) ; https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02099192 ; 6th International Conference on English Pronunciation: Issues and Practices (EPIP 6), May 2019, Skopje, Macedonia (2019)
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The Effectiveness of Corpus-Aided Instruction Using Lexical Bundles to Improve Academic Writing in Instructed Second Language Acquisition: A Multimethod Research Design
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In: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1556003595087828 (2019)
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The Policy and Politics of Second Language Teaching
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In: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouashonors1556284044333655 (2019)
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Exploring Teaching for Transfer in an Undergraduate Second Language Academic Writing Course
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In: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu156555200671389 (2019)
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BUILDING THE NEST: HOW NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKING TEACHERS (NESTs) IN THE TEFL FIELD DEVELOP INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE
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In: College of Education Theses and Dissertations (2019)
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Researching L2 writers’ use of metadiscourse markers at intermediate and advanced levels
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