Category: Asked & Answered
-
Can I publish a conference paper in a journal?
Before recycling your conference paper into a publication, here are three things you need to consider.
-
Why do we call it morphology?
A student in an MA course in Linguistics was puzzled about the naming conventions of the discipline. He asked: If morphology is the study of word-structure, why can’t it be called wordology? There are two answers to that: the simplest one is that the term is derived from the Greek ‘morphe’ [form], and science has…
-
Doing research without a control group
This article discusses control groups in second language teaching research, and whether these might be omitted from a research design.
-
How to Interpret Likert Scales: Midpoints, Means, Medians and Statistical Significance
Learn how to interpret Likert scale data: understand true midpoints, why medians are better than means, and how to test significance.
-
“Is English a foreign language” in Greece?
English is often considered a foreign language in Greece, but this distinction may need rethinking in a globalized world. The role of English in Greek society blurs the line between foreign and second language education, influencing curriculum design and teacher education. The prominence of English in daily communication and branding implies a need for a…