Lynda Yates
List of John Benjamins publications in which Lynda Yates is involved.
2026 Blue-sky thinking about pronunciation research and teaching Journal of Second Language Pronunciation 12:3, pp. 301–317 | Squib
In the fall of 2024, Ron Thomson and Tracey Derwing invited 15 pronunciation scholars representing several subspecialties to participate in a full-day symposium to discuss directions for pronunciation research. To prepare for the symposium, held in conjunction with the Pronunciation in Second… read more
2018 Preface Speaking in a Second Language, Alonso Alonso, Maria Rosa (ed.), pp. vii–xii | Preface
2016 Review of Reed & Levis (2015): The Handbook of English Pronunciation Journal of Second Language Pronunciation 2:2, pp. 289–292 | Review
2012 Strategies for building social connection through English: Challenges for immigrants and implications for teaching english as a second language Australian Review of Applied Linguistics 35:2, pp. 138–155 | Article
This article draws on ethnographic data from a longitudinal study of newly-arrived immigrants of non English-speaking background in the Australian Adult Migrant English Program to investigate their opportunities for using English and the language learning strategies (LLS) they used to make the… read more
2010 Speech act performance in workplace settings Speech Act Performance: Theoretical, empirical and methodological issues, Martínez-Flor, Alicia and Esther Usó-Juan (eds.), pp. 109–126 | Article
This chapter explores how research on speech act performance can inform language teaching for workplace communication. It argues for an approach to instruction that draws on empirical evidence from a range of perspectives so that non-native speakers can understand patterns of language use, how… read more