Editors Feng (education, Bangor U.), Byram (education, Durham U.) and Fleming (education, Durham U.) have collected essays on the "complementarity" of education and training in higher learning facilit
De Houwer (language acquisition and teaching, U. of Erfurt, Germany) offers this supplemental text for classes in bilingual first language development. The six chapters discuss the theoretical fundame
Forces of economic, social, cultural, environmental, and political change are working to re-define rural spaces the world over and broad global transformations in consumption and transportation patter
The aim of this book is to bridge the disciplines of philosophy and tourism and to provide an analysis and application of philosophical issues of tourism. In doing so this book focuses on three key ar
Scholars of African linguistics, creolistics, African American English and education explore the social costs in education of marginalizing Creole and other vernacular language varieties with the labe
Linguists and other social scientists look at the relationship from two perspectives. The first is poverty as a factor in maintenance and language death, and the second is language as a determinant of
Americans are increasingly living out their retirement fantasies in Latin America. Through a case study of the traditional agricultural-based community of Boquette, Panama, McWatters (doctoral student
Hall (marketing, U. of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, and geography, U. of Oulu, Finland) et al. offer an introduction to tourism in Nordic countries that addresses marketing, governance and p
Tourism is an increasingly important industry in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) that is integral to economic, social and sustainable development. Nordic Tourism is
The research we present in this book establishes a unique line of research within the Processing Instruction model by assessing the transfer-of-training effects of this approach to grammar instruction
The search for new tourism experiences as well as changes in the tourism industry itself has led to new forms of individualised travel and consequentially new forms of backpacker tourism. This volume
There are multiple and complex relationships between royalty and tourism which have received little attention in the academic literature. This book draws on historical, sociological and cultural persp
The vast majority of existing academic research of coastal tourism resort management has been undertaken in northern and southern Europe at the expense of a wider global consideration. This book aims
The question is whether tourism spurs economic and social development and benefits poor people in tourist destinations, or perpetuates an inequality both between countries of the world and within pre-
In this ground-breaking contribution to the study of tourism and languages, Alison Phipps examines what happens when tourists learn to speak other languages. From ordering a coffee to following direct
Since its debut in 1980, the Tourism Area Life Cycle (TALC) model has greatly influenced scholars' understanding of tourism development. This volume presents 19 contributions from international academ
Sustainability here refers to the environment, to the tourism industry in rural areas, and to individual businesses within the industry. The problem addressed is that rural tourism depends largely on
Editors Hall and Higham (both: tourism, University of Otago, New Zealand) present 21 articles from researchers involved with environmental studies, geography, biology, and tourism based in Europe, New
Thirty years after the signing of the World Heritage Convention, this collection of 17 articles addresses the increased mobility, advances in communications, and intensification of market forces that
Nature-based Tourism in Peripheral Areas provides a comprehensive examination of this form of tourism development as it occurs within alpine, forest, sub-polar, island, coastal and marine environment
Cooper (tourism, U. of Queensland, Australia) has gathered a dozen articles from the journal Progress in Tourism, Recreation and Hospitality Management (he's a former editor) from the 1980s and 1990
Reflecting growth in tourism as an educational activity, this volume outlines the popular forms of educational tourism, such as ecotourism and cultural heritage tourism, along with supply and demand c
Twenty-two leading researchers and practitioners from around the world explore the concept, techniques, and implications of establishing stakeholder collaboration in sustainable tourism. Case studies
This book is an original and comprehensive treatment of the languages of Israel - of the practice and of the ideology. Against the background of an original theory of language policy set out in the op
In what ways does tourism change the host community? This book offers original insights into the broad and deep influences of tourism, and places them within the historical context of globalisation. I
For many years Ireland has been a popular tourist destination and tourism has been one of the most significant social, economic and cultural forces in Irish society. Irish Tourism: Image, Culture and
