This practical guide to adult literacy development and ESL learning and teaching combines evidence-based pedagogy with a passionate belief in the centrality of the learner and the importance of educat
This practical guide to adult literacy development and ESL learning and teaching combines evidence-based pedagogy with a passionate belief in the centrality of the learner and the importance of educat
This collection of empirical work offers an in-depth exploration of key issues in the education of adolescents and adults with refugee backgrounds, residing in North America, Australia and Europe. The
This collection of empirical work offers an in-depth exploration of key issues in the education of adolescents and adults with refugee backgrounds, residing in North America, Australia and Europe. The
"This book presents diverse, original research studies on typical and atypical child language acquisition in monolingual, bilingual and bi-dialectal settings, with a focus on development, assessment a
This book examines student identities as revealed through the pragmatics of face as observed in the context of English L2 classroom interaction between Japanese students and a native speaker teacher.
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
Boch, an expert in rhetoric and writing education, examines plagiarism and intellectual property issues in the writing classroom. Chapter one explores plagiarism with a look toward the debates surroun
Plagiarism and intellectual property law are two issues that affect every student and every teacher throughout the world. Both concepts are concerned with how we use texts - print, digital, visual, an
This book is the only in-depth ethnographic study of British charter tourists. It is based on several months of participant observation of British charter tourists on holiday in Palmanova and Magaluf
Drawing on the experiences of parents and interdisciplinary research in multilingual literacy development, Wang (education, Pace U.) presents a guide for parents who wish to raise multilingual childre
Drawing on interdisciplinary research, as well as the experiences of parents of multilingual children, this book walks parents through the multilingual reading and writing process from infancy to adol
Turner (language and academic writing, U. of London) spotlights language as a central rather than peripheral player in the work of higher education, and frames it in the contemporary academy as an obj
This book takes a critical look at why issues of language in higher education are routinely marginalised, despite the growing internationalisation of universities. It examines the norms of academic wr
Seeking to broaden the scholarship on second language writing theory to include research on foreign language writing, Manchon (applied linguistics, U. of Murcia, Spain) presents 11 papers reviewing re
Editor Nikolov (English applied linguistics, U. of Pecs, Hungary) has collected research from around the world on the advantages of exposing children to foreign languages at an early age, and this vol
Modern languages are taught to young learners at an increasingly early age, yet few publications focus on what is available to children in different contexts and classrooms. This book represents the s
About half of European Union citizens can speak English. Is this fact sufficient for English to be considered the international lingua franca? Sharifian (languages, cultures, and linguistics, Monash U
Fifteen international academics contribute 12 chapters concerned with pragmatic learning, teaching, and testing in foreign language contexts. Following an overview of the topic, the text addresses iss
Speech and language (logopedic) therapists in Finland face unique challenges. For example, the Finnish language differs considerably from those used in the majority of published reports in the field o
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 edited volume on tourism in the Middle East embodies a multi-discursive approach to the study of tourism in the region offering not only different perspectives but qualifying local knowledge and
Foreign Language Teachers and Intercultural Communication: An International Investigation reports on a study that focused on teachers’ beliefs regarding intercultural competence teaching in foreign la
Born and raised in India, Ramanathan (linguistics, U. of California, Davis) was educated in the English track of the Indian educational system. In this study, the author examines the role of English i
Egbo (education, University of Windsor) provides evidence from research among women in rural Nigeria that literacy increases the life options of women. Linking women's social condition to education p
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
Many professionals and students have a need to make small-scale investigations of talk or reading and writing behaviour – whether as case studies, for coursework, or as part of their own professional
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 is the start of a conversation across Social Semiotics, Translanguaging, Complexity Theory and Sociolinguistics. In its explorations of meaning, multimodality, communication and emerging lan
This book is the start of a conversation across Social Semiotics, Translanguaging, Complexity Theory and Sociolinguistics. In its explorations of meaning, multimodality, communication and emerging lan
Bilingual teachers must advocate for their students. Based on the experiences of Spanish-English bilingual teachers in Texas, this book aims to explore, define and understand bilingual teacher leaders
