Offers some theoretical innovations in teaching foreign languages and reports how they have been applied to curriculum development and experimental courses at the upper secondary and college levels. A
Becken (sustainable tourism, Lincoln University) and Hay, a climate scientist and consultant to the UN and the World Bank, compile and analyze the current understanding of the interactions between cli
This edited book is the first collection of studies dealing specifically with the teaching of languages at a distance. It contains contributions from language teaching professionals working all over t
This volume focuses on the everyday legalities and practicalities of naturalization, including governmental processes, the language of citizenship tests and classes, the labelling and lived experience
This volume focuses on the everyday legalities and practicalities of naturalization, including governmental processes, the language of citizenship tests and classes, the labelling and lived experience
This book explores international trends in naming and contributes to the growing field of onomastic enquiry. Naming practices are viewed here through a critical lens, demonstrating a high level of pol
This book explores international trends in naming and contributes to the growing field of onomastic enquiry. Naming practices are viewed here through a critical lens, demonstrating a high level of pol
Behind the headlines and controversy surrounding new academy schools, many of their principals, teachers and pupils have been quietly changing the culture of learning and achievement in some of the m
The book presents a new theory of the relationship between language and culture in a transnational and global perspective. The fundamental view is that languages spread across cultures, and cultures s
Translation and Opposition is an edited volume that explores issues of inter/intra-social agency and identity construction. The book features a collection of case studies in such diverse fields as int
This collection of seventeen articles on translation theory examines the use and abuse of re-created text in situations of conflict and confrontation. The work is divided into sections covering the re
Buswell, a geographer who retired from teaching behavioral and environmental sciences at the U. of Northumbria at Newcastle, UK, examines the socioeconomic and political forces that have shaped the fo
Tea and its myriad connections to tourism are explored by professionals in agriculture and tourism in Asia, Europe, and North America. Their topics include tracing the history of tea culture, the role
Scholars of Arabic and the Qur'an, modern and medieval Christianity, the Bible, Buddhism, Judaism, and Hinduism and Jainism draw from their own experience to provide insight into the complexities of t
Gibson (geography, U. of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia) and Connell (geography, U. of Sydney) present the first text on the evolving phenomenon of music tourism, in which people travel to various
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
Presenting data from a five year ethnographic study combined with a 40 year span of policy analysis, this volume is a rare book length treatment of the chasm between imagined policy and its experience
Presenting data from a five year ethnographic study combined with a 40 year span of policy analysis, this volume is a rare book length treatment of the chasm between imagined policy and its experience
Scholars of linguistics and language learning in China and Melbourne, Australia ponder how Chinese speakers can negotiate a productive relationship with English, and with Western ideas more broadly, w
It has been said there are more Chinese learning English than there are Americans. We all have a sense that the first decades of the third millennium, including the effects of the global financial rec
This book investigates both the theoretical and practical aspects of teacher education for early language teachers. The chapters focus on the complexity of teacher learning, innovations in mentoring a
This book investigates both the theoretical and practical aspects of teacher education for early language teachers. The chapters focus on the complexity of teacher learning, innovations in mentoring a
It is clearly illogical to search for one good, universal solution for multilingual education when educational contexts differ so widely due to demographic and social factors. The studies in this volu
The realities of globalization, with its increased connectivities, intensification of worldwide social relations, and increased mixing of the global and the local, "call for profound changes in the wa
The chapters in this volume seek to bring hybrid language practices to the center of discussions about English as a global language. They demonstrate how local linguistic resources and practices are i
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
Once extremely rich in cultures and languages, Africa is experiencing the loss of indigenous languages at an alarming rate. Batibo (African linguistics, U. of Botswana) examines the connections among
This book addresses multilingual interaction in ethnoculturally diverse care and healthcare encounters involving people with dementia. It analyses the practices and actions used by interlocutors to fa
Talk, Text and Technology is an ethnography of language, learning and literacy in remote Indigenous Australia. This study traces one Indigenous group from the introduction of alphabetic literacy in th
In an ethnographic study based on her fieldwork in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands in remote southeastern Western Australia, Kral (Aboriginal economic policy, Australian National U.) addresses anthropological
This book, addressed to experienced and novice language educators, provides an up-to-date overview of sociolinguistics, reflecting changes in the global situation and the continuing evolution of the
This book, addressed to experienced and novice language educators, provides an up-to-date overview of sociolinguistics, reflecting changes in the global situation and the continuing evolution of the f
Power and culture are inextricably bound up with tourism. The anthropological case studies in this groundbreaking book explore this relationship in Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, Austra
Constructions of knowledge about the virus and the disease it causes, gendered practices in its spread, the place of local knowledge in educational practices concerning it, and institutional responses
This volume focuses on the role of language in the construction of knowledge about HIV/AIDS. The authors draw on discourse analysis, ethnography, and social semiotics to interpret meaning-making pract
Thirteen international academics and independent scholars contribute ten chapters questioning assumptions about the nature of languages and how they are conceptualized. Key points addressed include th
Researchers in tourism and communications in Britain, Ireland, and the South Pacific consider the semiotics of tourist spaces, landscapes, and destinations; the discursive construction and representat
Promoting the expansion of the understanding of interculturalality beyond the usual use in discussions of multicultural education and foreign language training, the editors (all members of the School
