5th International Symposium Language for International Communication (LINCS)

Session

Poster session

28 Apr 2022, 16:10

Conveners

Poster session

• Liga Belicka (University of Latvia)

21. Facilitating multimodal communication in individuals with complex communication needs: a perspective of AAC-based language

Ms Xing Wei (University of Georgia)

28/04/2022, 16:10

Innovation, multimodality and digital technologies in LSP studies

Posters (Poster Presentation)

Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) refers to all the methods of communication besides oral speech people use to achieve communication goals. It is the major modality of language used in individuals with complex communication needs resulting from a variety of disabilities. This study focuses on individuals with Rett syndrome, a rare genetic neurodevelopmental disability that...

48. Linguistic profiles and language practices of students enrolled in ESP courses: Applications for curriculum development

Alina Yevchuk (Tallinn University)

28/04/2022, 16:10

Theory and methodology of LSP research

Posters (Poster Presentation)

The current study is based on data which was collected in the form of a questionnaire with the goal of establishing linguistic profiles as well as language needs and practices of students enrolled in 3 different English for Specific Purposes (ESP) courses at Tallinn University, Estonia. Responses of 50 students were analyzed qualitatively as well as quantitatively. Study participant...

83. The role of listening in the ELT process

Sonia Krajčík Danišová (EUBA)

28/04/2022, 16:10

Corpus studies in LSP

Posters (Poster Presentation)

Abstract:
The article discusses the main principles behind listening in the ELT classroom and gives the reader the background to some of the debates (e.g. bottom-up versus top-down theories). Analysis procedures in a method-comparison study include the main research findings that have influenced the way we conceptualise and speak about listening in ELT in general, as well as the main...