Abstract :
Volume 17 (1) is the first issue of 3L The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies for the year 2011 and carries eight research - based and two review articles. The eight research - based articles deal with a range of issues such as political language, overcoming linguistic problems, applying a cultural concept to understand language use, improving learner proficiency, and applying theory and concepts to analyze literary texts. The two review articles explore materials available for teaching Language for Specific Purposes and examine how learning - centered community colleges can help ESL programmes.
