2020
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Using a Game-Based Mobile Application to Learn Medical Academic Vocabulary : Learning Effects and Learners’ Perceptions
Yi-ju (Ariel) Wu; Jong-Chao Hong; Paul Sin-Bao Huang Taiwan International ESP Journal; 11卷1期 (2020 / 08 / 01); P1 – 22 DOI:10.6706/TIESPJ.202008_11(1).0001 Gamification and game-based applications (apps) have been widely applied in education and have shown positive results. Nevertheless, empirical studies examining the use of game-based mobile applications (GBMAs) in medical vocabulary learning are scarce. … Continue reading Using a Game-Based Mobile Application to Learn Medical Academic Vocabulary : Learning Effects and Learners’ Perceptions
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Moves and Steps in the IMRD Sections of Medical Research Articles
Richard Hill Davis Taiwan International ESP Journal ; 11卷1期 (2020/08/01); p23-39 DOI: 10.6706/TIESPJ.202008_11(1).0002 This discussion examines the full texts of a corpus of 250 medical research articles (MRAs) published in English between 2001-2011 in order to identify changes in or additions to the moves specified in the earlier framework identified in 1997 by Nwogu. That … Continue reading Moves and Steps in the IMRD Sections of Medical Research Articles
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Developing Junior High School Students’ Email Pragmatic Competence for Specific Purposes
Ming-Fan Lin; Yu-Fan Wang Taiwan International ESP Journal ; 11卷1期 (2020/08/01); p40-72 DOI: 10.6706/TIESPJ.202008_11(1).0003 This article presents the course design of teaching apologetic emails for specific purposes using a genre-based approach implemented in a rural EFL junior high school classroom. The study explored the learners’ perceptions of the teaching and the benefits gained from the … Continue reading Developing Junior High School Students’ Email Pragmatic Competence for Specific Purposes