George M Jacobs
Biographic Data
| ID | 4017873 |
|---|---|
| NAME | George M Jacobs |
| GIVEN NAMES | George M |
| FAMILY NAME | Jacobs |
| SIGNATURE | JACOBS G M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kampung Senang Charity and Education Foundation Singapore |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Dimensions of Respect in Mapuzugun
The use of “whose” with nonhuman animals
Exploring the role of English in meritocracy in multilingual Indonesia
English features prominently in global communication as part of the knowledge economy in Indonesia and worldwide. Meritocracy represents a key concept within the rhetoric of this economy, as it promises that how well people do in life is not determined by external matters, but mostly by how hard they try. Included here is how hard they study English, and how well they perform on measures of English proficiency. No previous research has, however, …
Applied Linguistics, language guidelines, and inclusive practices
To promote a more open and more self‐aware Applied Linguistics, we can consider how the many current and developing initiatives and resources in the field can be instruments for achieving a better world. For instance, applied linguists have examined such issues as inclusiveness (e.g., avoiding generic he ) and the interface between language and environmental destruction. The purpose of this article, based on the same spirit of inclusiveness and a…
Making Extensive Reading Even More Student Centered
This article begins by explaining the student centered learning paradigm. Next, the article explains various features of a student centered approach to education and how extensive reading (ER), as it is most often practiced, fits with those features. The bulk of the article suggests how ER might be implemented to make it even more learner centered
Academic Controversy
The purpose of this paper is to introduce and explain a cooperative learning technique, Academic Controversy (Johnson, Johnson, and Smith 1996), also known as Cooperative Controversy, Structured Co
Elephants Who Marry Mice are Very Unusual
This paper explores the use of the relative pronoun (who) with nonhuman animals. The paper looks at what dictionaries, an encyclopedia, grammars, publication manuals, newspapers, and news agencies say and do relative to this issue. In addition to investigating the views and practices of these authoritative publications, the study also searched a 100-million-word collection (corpus) of spoken and written English. The study found that while some re…
Animals and Language
Speciesism
A Survey of English Language Teaching Trends and Practices in Southeast Asia
This study investigated the extent to which English language teaching in Asia had undergone important changes, in particular with regards to teaching and assessment practices. A sample of 212 English teachers from 10 Asian countries participated in the study by responding to a set of questionnaire items designed to elicit information about their instructional and assessment practices. Analysis of these teachers’ responses indicated that while Asi…
Extensive Reading in the Second Language Classroom
Part I. THE DIMENSIONS OF EXTENSIVE READING 1 An Approach Less Taken: Extensive Reading Introduced 2 A Cognitive View of Reading 3 Affect: The Secret Garden of Reading 4 The Power of Extensive Reading: Results from the Research 5 Extensive Reading and the Second Language Curriculum Part II. MATERIALS FOR EXTENSIVE READING: ISSUES IN DEVELOPMENT 6 The Cult of Authenticity and The Myth of Simplification 7 Language Learner Literature Part III. THE P…
Ripple Effects
The current study investigated whether the change toward more gender-inclusive English that is taking place in Inner Circle countries is also gaining acceptance for English usage in an Outer Circle country: Singapore. Data for the study came principally from a questionnaire completed by students at a Singapore junior college and from writing scripts of students at the same college. Results suggest that gender-inclusive English was viewed favourab…
Can learner strategy instruction succeed? The case of higher order questions and elaborated responses
First experiences with peer feedback on compositions
Elephants Who Marry Mice are Very Unusual
This paper explores the use of the relative pronoun (who) with nonhuman animals. The paper looks at what dictionaries, an encyclopedia, grammars, publication manuals, newspapers, and news agencies say and do relative to this issue. In addition to investigating the views and practices of these authoritative publications, the study also searched a 100-million-word collection (corpus) of spoken and written English. The study found that while some re…
Can learner strategy instruction succeed? The case of higher order questions and elaborated responses
Animals and Language
First experiences with peer feedback on compositions
Can learner strategy instruction succeed? The case of higher order questions and elaborated responses
Extensive Reading in the Second Language Classroom
Part I. THE DIMENSIONS OF EXTENSIVE READING 1 An Approach Less Taken: Extensive Reading Introduced 2 A Cognitive View of Reading 3 Affect: The Secret Garden of Reading 4 The Power of Extensive Reading: Results from the Research 5 Extensive Reading and the Second Language Curriculum Part II. MATERIALS FOR EXTENSIVE READING: ISSUES IN DEVELOPMENT 6 The Cult of Authenticity and The Myth of Simplification 7 Language Learner Literature Part III. THE P…
Ripple Effects
The current study investigated whether the change toward more gender-inclusive English that is taking place in Inner Circle countries is also gaining acceptance for English usage in an Outer Circle country: Singapore. Data for the study came principally from a questionnaire completed by students at a Singapore junior college and from writing scripts of students at the same college. Results suggest that gender-inclusive English was viewed favourab…
A Survey of English Language Teaching Trends and Practices in Southeast Asia
This study investigated the extent to which English language teaching in Asia had undergone important changes, in particular with regards to teaching and assessment practices. A sample of 212 English teachers from 10 Asian countries participated in the study by responding to a set of questionnaire items designed to elicit information about their instructional and assessment practices. Analysis of these teachers’ responses indicated that while Asi…
Speciesism
Elephants Who Marry Mice are Very Unusual
This paper explores the use of the relative pronoun (who) with nonhuman animals. The paper looks at what dictionaries, an encyclopedia, grammars, publication manuals, newspapers, and news agencies say and do relative to this issue. In addition to investigating the views and practices of these authoritative publications, the study also searched a 100-million-word collection (corpus) of spoken and written English. The study found that while some re…
Animals and Language
Academic Controversy
The purpose of this paper is to introduce and explain a cooperative learning technique, Academic Controversy (Johnson, Johnson, and Smith 1996), also known as Cooperative Controversy, Structured Co
Making Extensive Reading Even More Student Centered
This article begins by explaining the student centered learning paradigm. Next, the article explains various features of a student centered approach to education and how extensive reading (ER), as it is most often practiced, fits with those features. The bulk of the article suggests how ER might be implemented to make it even more learner centered
Applied Linguistics, language guidelines, and inclusive practices
To promote a more open and more self‐aware Applied Linguistics, we can consider how the many current and developing initiatives and resources in the field can be instruments for achieving a better world. For instance, applied linguists have examined such issues as inclusiveness (e.g., avoiding generic he ) and the interface between language and environmental destruction. The purpose of this article, based on the same spirit of inclusiveness and a…
Exploring the role of English in meritocracy in multilingual Indonesia
English features prominently in global communication as part of the knowledge economy in Indonesia and worldwide. Meritocracy represents a key concept within the rhetoric of this economy, as it promises that how well people do in life is not determined by external matters, but mostly by how hard they try. Included here is how hard they study English, and how well they perform on measures of English proficiency. No previous research has, however, …
The use of “whose” with nonhuman animals
Dimensions of Respect in Mapuzugun
Psychology (12 works) · Linguistics (7 works) · Mathematics education (7 works) · Pedagogy (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (4 works) · Second Language Learning and Teaching (4 works)