In the multilingual societies of the 21st century, codeswitching is an everyday occurrence, and yet the use of students' first language in the EFL classroom has been consistently discouraged. This vol
In the multilingual societies of the 21st century, codeswitching is an everyday occurrence, and yet the use of students' first language in the EFL classroom has been consistently discouraged. This vol
Using the author?s own experiences in addition to a survey of 150 creative writing teachers, this book critiques the creative writing workshop and suggests a possible replacement that ?unsilences? the
Denos, a retired public school teacher, has joined with Toohey, Neilson and Waterstone (education, Simon Fraser U.) to write this volume on the improvements that can be made to classroom environments
This book provides an overview of topics related to the language learning processes of learners with special needs including students with learning disabilities as well as Deaf language learners and m
This ethnographic study investigates for the first time in any significant depth the literacy practices associated with the religion of Islam as they are shaped, lived and experienced within a typical
Drawing on recent socio-cultural approaches to research on language learning and an extensive corpus of classroom video recording made over four years, the book documents language learning as an epiph
In choosing to render dialect and vernacular speech into Scots, Bill Findlay, to whose memory this volume is dedicated, made a pioneering contribution in safeguarding the authenticity of voices in tra
"While there is a large number of [marketing and tourism] books," the authors assert "these books largely fail to acknowledge that collaboration is now an integral component of tourism marketing strat
Ladd (deaf studies, U. of Bristol, UK) addresses the deaf community as well as the radical and progressive communities who have, he asserts, failed to recognize the marginalization of disabled people
This book provides practical guidance on research methods and designs that can be applied to Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST) research. It discusses the contribution of CDST to the field of appli
We evaluate poems constantly: as workshop leaders, competition judges and journal editors. But how do we judge the success of verse in these contexts? The authors propose an innovative method by which
This book reports on a research project conducted in multilingual Hong Kong, where Cantonese is the mother tongue (L1) of the majority of the population and learning different foreign languages is com
Crosslinguistic influence is an established area of second language research, and as such, it has been subject to extensive scrutiny. Although the field has come a long way in understanding its genera
Editor Cintas (translation, Imperial College London, UK) has enlisted the help of experts in Europe and North America to produce this textbook on audiovisual translation, a field of study that has exp
The purpose here is not only to study the population, but to advocate for them, casting into high relief the various disadvantages they endure and the discrimination they are frequently subjected to.
A poet himself, Hunley (English, Western Kentucky U.) does not care much for the workshop approach to teaching poetry, and suggests an alternative. It includes such features as rhetorical theory as a
During the latter half of this century, particular attention has been paid to translating. The progress and change of perspective in this field of knowledge have been spectacular, moving from a scient
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 is a powerful narrative of how six women experienced their lives alongside their desire to overcome the challenging and empowering nature of the English language. This book shares who they a
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 is a powerful narrative of how six women experienced their lives alongside their desire to overcome the challenging and empowering nature of the English language. This book shares who they a
This edited volume brings together scholars from various disciplines to discuss how language is used by, for, and about refugees in the United States in order to deepen our understanding of what ?refu
This edited volume brings together scholars from various disciplines to discuss how language is used by, for, and about refugees in the United States in order to deepen our understanding of what ?refu
This book documents a sixteen-year study of two elementary school foreign language programs. With a strong focus on what ?works? and is possible, the authors provide an evaluation of what is necessary
This volume argues that adults can learn English as a second language if their typical errors are corrected systematically and in line with their preferred style of learning. The remedy designed for t
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
This text traces the history of English language spread from the 18th to the beginning of the 21st century, combining that with a study of its langauge change. It links linguistic and sociolinguistic
A text for students of translation and novices in the field that presents a framework for dealing with translation problems which tend to recur in a number of frequently translated genres: user manual
This book explores the effectiveness of the workshop in the Creative Writing Classroom, and looks beyond the question of whether or not the Workshop works a address the issues of what an altered pedag
This book explores the effectiveness of the workshop in the Creative Writing classroom, and looks beyond the question of whether or not the workshop works to address the issue of what an altered peda
Less a textbook than a forum for language teachers to share examples of what worked for them in teaching learners both in multicultural societies and in the study of other societies. Some common theme
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
Some regard English as an invasive species. Others believe the only practical thing to do about the intrusion of English is to borrow more and use it more. However, the contributors of these 14 papers
This book discusses the existing sociolinguistic order in Africa, how it is sustained, how it might be changed to the advantage of those who are dominated by it and, most importantly, how it affects t
Carder has taught English as a second language for 25-plus years in Europe, the Middle East, and Mexico. He has been with the Vienna International School (VIS) in Austria since 1981, where there are s
Everyone knows that the best way to learn a second language is to go to where it is spoken and hang out for a year or so, but there have been no numbers to verify it. Irish scholars Regan (sociolingui
While researching the languages of Japan as part of the country's history of thought, Heinrich (Dokkyo U., Japan) discovered a small branch of linguistics in Japan that deals with problems of national
