Browsing Open Theses & Dissertations by Thesis Supervisor "Couper, Graeme"
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The Complex, Dynamic and Co-adaptive Relationship between Pronunciation Teachers’ Cognitions, Pedagogical Practices and Wider Contexts: A Case from Vietnamese Tertiary Education
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)Although pronunciation has until recently been widely neglected in both teaching and research, there is universal acknowledgment of its importance in effective communication. This applies too in Vietnam, where good English ... -
An Ecological Investigation of the Willingness to Communicate (WTC) in English of Adult Migrant Learners From Iran in a New Zealand Tertiary Classroom
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Willingness to communicate in English is an “umbrella” concept encompassing a variety of individual factors which, when combined, describe a readiness to speak in the target language. Whether Willingness to Communicate ... -
Spanish language maintenance and shift among the Chilean community in Auckland
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)Language often plays a significant role in a migrant’s sense of cultural identity and, more broadly, the cultural identity of migrant communities is deeply affected by issues of language maintenance and shift. Existing New ...