Margaret Van Naerssen
Biographic Data
| ID | 748773 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Margaret Van Naerssen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Margaret |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Naerssen |
| SIGNATURE | VAN NAERSSEN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Determining Language Proficiency in Legal Contexts
In any legal case, the nature and quality of evidence is critical. When there is an allegation of illegal activity by someone with questionable proficiency in the language of the legal system, scholars have noted how this presents a unique set of challenges. Appropriate language assessments can be valuable tools in criminal cases involving non‐native speakers (NNSs). In this entry, four general areas are covered: Setting the stage: Contexts Selec…
Determining Language Proficiency in Legal Contexts
In any legal case the nature and quality of evidence is critical.
Checking out the “Nutritional Information” of Fasp Food
Can FASP (fiction à substrat professionnel/profession-based fiction) provide ways of accessing the languages and cultures of learners’ specializations, as well as provide basic “nutrition” for language acquisition? The “nutritional” needs of learners in a general academic language course differ from those in Language for Specific Purposes courses. While certain underlying “nutritional” needs are similar, special diets might be required for more n…
Roger W. Shuy, The language of confession, interrogation, and deception . (Empirical linguistics series.) Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1998. Pp. vii, 205
This book hooks the reader (linguist and non-) through real-life, high-stakes cases and a very readable style. Shuy brings his scholarship and humanity to this work as he introduces us to the communicative event of the confession within the culture of the law enforcement community in the United States. His examples show us how linguists can apply their knowledge and skills. He also speaks to the law enforcement community, and to the interested no…
Learning Strategies for Oral Communication1
This is a report on several aspects of a research study designed to investigate the learning strategies in oral communication employed by Chinese EFL students in the People's Republic of China. Sixty graduating (fourth year) English majors in a tertiary level language institute were given an oral test as well as learning strategies questionnaire. In order to obtain more in-depth information, interviews were done with the ten highest and nine lowe…
An Overview of Research Directions in English for Medicine and the Allied Health Fields
The Bilingual Education Movement: Essays on Its Progress
Checking out the “Nutritional Information” of Fasp Food
Can FASP (fiction à substrat professionnel/profession-based fiction) provide ways of accessing the languages and cultures of learners’ specializations, as well as provide basic “nutrition” for language acquisition? The “nutritional” needs of learners in a general academic language course differ from those in Language for Specific Purposes courses. While certain underlying “nutritional” needs are similar, special diets might be required for more n…
The Bilingual Education Movement: Essays on Its Progress
An Overview of Research Directions in English for Medicine and the Allied Health Fields
Learning Strategies for Oral Communication1
This is a report on several aspects of a research study designed to investigate the learning strategies in oral communication employed by Chinese EFL students in the People's Republic of China. Sixty graduating (fourth year) English majors in a tertiary level language institute were given an oral test as well as learning strategies questionnaire. In order to obtain more in-depth information, interviews were done with the ten highest and nine lowe…
Roger W. Shuy, The language of confession, interrogation, and deception . (Empirical linguistics series.) Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1998. Pp. vii, 205
This book hooks the reader (linguist and non-) through real-life, high-stakes cases and a very readable style. Shuy brings his scholarship and humanity to this work as he introduces us to the communicative event of the confession within the culture of the law enforcement community in the United States. His examples show us how linguists can apply their knowledge and skills. He also speaks to the law enforcement community, and to the interested no…
Checking out the “Nutritional Information” of Fasp Food
Can FASP (fiction à substrat professionnel/profession-based fiction) provide ways of accessing the languages and cultures of learners’ specializations, as well as provide basic “nutrition” for language acquisition? The “nutritional” needs of learners in a general academic language course differ from those in Language for Specific Purposes courses. While certain underlying “nutritional” needs are similar, special diets might be required for more n…
Determining Language Proficiency in Legal Contexts
In any legal case the nature and quality of evidence is critical.
Determining Language Proficiency in Legal Contexts
In any legal case, the nature and quality of evidence is critical. When there is an allegation of illegal activity by someone with questionable proficiency in the language of the legal system, scholars have noted how this presents a unique set of challenges. Appropriate language assessments can be valuable tools in criminal cases involving non‐native speakers (NNSs). In this entry, four general areas are covered: Setting the stage: Contexts Selec…
Linguistics (5 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare (3 works) · Mathematics education (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works)