This is a special edition of the journal Language, culture and curriculum focusing on teaching in the Basque language in Navarre and the Basque Autonomous Community. Cenoz is a professor of applied li
Along the entire line from French Flanders in the northwest through South Tyrol in the southeast, specialists explore language contact surely not all shouted insults across the border between Germanic
This book addresses specific learning difficulties in reading and spelling - developmental dyslexia. Set in the cross-linguistic context, it presents issues surrounding dyslexia from the perspective
This book addresses specific learning difficulties in reading and spelling – developmental dyslexia. Set in the cross-linguistic context, it presents issues surrounding dyslexia from the perspective
This book is one of the most influential research studies on Second Language Learning ever undertaken. The Good Language Learner addresses key problems for teachers about the strategies that successfu
This book presents a study of literacy practices and language use of students of Japanese outside of the classroom, both in class-related and voluntary activities. It discusses how values, motivations
Writing for parents of multilingual families, Barron-Hauwaert promotes the planned strategy of associating one person with one language in the home, thereby teaching children several languages as a na
This book examines the evidence relative to the idea that there is an age factor in first and second language acquisition, evidence that has sources ranging from studies of feral children to evaluatio
Singleton (applied linguistics, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland) and Ryan (a speech and language therapists for community care in Area Seven of the Northern Area Health Board, Dublin, Ireland) review
This book explores connections between the fields of foreign/second language teaching and adult learning. This interdisciplinary approach serves as a framework in order to: (a) understand the teaching
This book explores connections between the fields of foreign/second language teaching and adult learning. This interdisciplinary approach serves as a framework in order to: (a) understand the teaching
Helot (English, U. of Strasbourg, France) and Laoire (language revitalization studies, Auckland U. of Technology, New Zealand) assemble 10 essays by education, language, and linguistics scholars from
The testing and assessment of language competence continues to be a much debated issue in foreign language teaching and research. This book is the first one to address the testing of four important d
The testing and assessment of language competence continues to be a much debated issue in foreign language teaching and research. This book is the first one to address the testing of four important d
Together with changes in the nature of modernity, globalisation is restructuring society. The sovereignty of the nation-state is undermined, the structuring of identity is realigned and a sense of ind
The sociopolitical dimensions of English language teaching are central to the English language professional. These dimensions include language policies, cultural expectations, and the societal roles o
This book examines minority language maintenance and loss in Spanish-speaking families in communities in the US with a low ethnolinguistic vitality for Spanish. It offers an account of the gendered na
Using a variety of perspectives, methodologies and languages, 17 international linguists report research findings on "reverse" or "backward" transfer the effects of the second language (L2) on the fir
A number of reports in the US have highlighted the country’s need for improved second language skills for both national security and economic competitiveness. The Language Flagship program, launched i
This book presents a new and comprehensive framework for the analysis of representations of culture, society and the world in textbooks for foreign and second language learning. It points to the need
This book presents a new and comprehensive framework for the analysis of representations of culture, society and the world in textbooks for foreign and second language learning. It points to the need
This second edition of Norton?s classic text on language learning and identity will bring her ground-breaking ideas to a new generation of students, teachers and researchers. Featuring a comprehensive
This second edition of Norton?s classic text on language learning and identity will bring her ground-breaking ideas to a new generation of students, teachers and researchers. Featuring a comprehensive
This volume presents a series of empirical studies which focus on affectivity in relation to both individual learner differences, and language learning experiences, motivation and attitudes.The volume
Dornyei (psycholinguistics, U. of Nottingham, UK) and Ushioda (ELT and applied linguistics, U. of Warwick, UK) compile 18 articles on language learning motivation written by an international group of
With contributions by leading European, North American and Asian scholars, this volume offers a comprehensive anthology of conceptual and empirical papers describing the latest developments in L2 moti
Day (education, Simon Fraser U.) reports the findings from an ethnographic project that followed two cohorts of English language learners in mainstream Canadian primary classrooms from kindergarten th
This text is designed for mainstream educators, to increase their awareness of the needs of language minority students, particularly those who are English language learners (ELL)/limited English profi
Fishman's work in sociolinguistics includes classical studies on reversing language shift as well as the title topics, and this collection of recent writings includes an interview on his perceptions w
The book aims to establish the concept of attitudes as more central to the study of minority and majority languages. The strong tradition of attitude theory and research from social psychology is made
This book contributes to the growing field of foreign language teaching and testing by shedding light on mediation between languages. Stathopoulou offers an empirically-grounded definition of mediatio
Liddicoat (applied linguistics, U. of South Australia) and Baldauf (TESOL, U. of Queensland) present a collection of articles previously published in the Current Issues in Language Planning journal be
This book presents an interesting new perspective on the study of the lexicon, examining ways in which insights from translation and language learning can be viewed as complementary. The contributors
This book investigates the strategies and identities of colonials who have learned the languages of colonised people, using the context of isiXhosa in South Africa. While power in language learning re
In general, literacy planning has two main aspects: language learning as a part of a standard education or language acquisition. The field is rich with questions, including those about the languages t
There is general agreement that the question of language defense is taken with greater seriousness in France than in most countries. Drawing on a lifelong passion for the French language, applied ling
This book examines the various ways in which age affects the process and the product of foreign language learning in a school setting. It presents studies that cover a wide range of topics, from phon
