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
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
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
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
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 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 edited volume has been compiled in honour of Professor Merrill Swain, who for over 40 years has been one of the most prominent scholars in the field of second language acquisition and second lang
This edited volume has been compiled in honour of Professor Merrill Swain, who for over 40 years has been one of the most prominent scholars in the field of second language acquisition and second lang
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
In the last 20 years dual language education programs have increased in number and expanded in range, spanning pre-K through high school. This book examines the key attributes of successful dual langu
In the last 20 years dual language education programs have increased in number and expanded in range, spanning pre-K through high school. This book examines the key attributes of successful dual langu
This book discusses whether task-based language teaching is appropriate for all learners in all instructional contexts. Chapters cover both research and pedagogy and draw on the author's experience of
This book discusses whether task-based language teaching is appropriate for all learners in all instructional contexts. Chapters cover both research and pedagogy and draw on the author's experience of
Our language and gender have an enormous impact on how we understand ourselves and the world around us, and the way we are treated by society. Many popular ideas about gender and language are more com
This book addresses fundamental questions regarding the relationships between successful language learning and strategy use and development, according to learner, situational or target variables. This
This book addresses fundamental questions regarding the relationships between successful language learning and strategy use and development, according to learner, situational or target variables. This
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
Many teachers recognise the importance of integrating intercultural learning into language learning. This book argues that teachers can work creatively with conventional resources and utilise classroo
Many teachers recognise the importance of integrating intercultural learning into language learning. This book argues that teachers can work creatively with conventional resources and utilise classroo
This book evaluates China's attempts to exert soft power through the Confucius Institutes and other language-related activities. Although these have enhanced Chinese language learning and teaching
Global migration continues to increase, and with it linguistic diversity. This presents obvious challenges for both healthcare provider and patient, and the chapters in this volume represent internati
Global migration continues to increase, and with it linguistic diversity. This presents obvious challenges for both healthcare provider and patient, and the chapters in this volume represent internati
This textbook is a comprehensive introduction to the assessment of students in K-12 schools who use two or more languages in their daily life: English Language Learners (ELLs), or Emergent Bilinguals.
This textbook is a comprehensive introduction to the assessment of students in K-12 schools who use two or more languages in their daily life: English Language Learners (ELLs), or Emergent Bilinguals.
This book is open access under a CC BY licence. It spans the areas of assessment, second language acquisition (SLA) and pronunciation and examines topical issues and challenges that relate to formal a
This book is open access under a CC BY licence. It spans the areas of assessment, second language acquisition (SLA) and pronunciation and examines topical issues and challenges that relate to formal a
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 investigates language disorders in children who speak languages other than, or in addition to, English. The chapters in the first section of the volume focus on language disorders associated
