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 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
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
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
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
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
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
This volume contains a collection of original studies in conversation analysis (C.A.) arranged and presented both to introduce the discipline to the newcomer and to reveal some of the expanding range
This book brings together new research on public service interpreting and translation (PSIT) with a focus on ideology, ethics and policy development. It provides fresh theoretical and empirical perspe
This book emphasises the importance of engaging multilingual families in school life to support students' academic achievement and overall well being. Although the book examines rural settings and the
Richard Ruiz has inspired generations of scholars in language planning and multilingual education with his unique orientations to language as a problem, a right and a resource. This volume attests to
According to the editors (professors of applied linguistics at Pennsylvania State U. and Portland State U. in the US and U. of Neuchatel in Switzerland) recent research has demonstrated the effectiven
This short volume provides a comprehensive and synoptic view of Joshua A. Fishman's contributions to international sociolinguistics from 1949 to the present. Readers will find in this volume the essen
A late convert to the pleasures of shopping, Timothy (tourism, Arizona State U.) is one of a minority of scholars who have treated shopping as a legitimate area of study. After briefly tracing the his
Ideally, dual-language programs enable students from two language backgrounds to become bilingual, achieve academically through two languages, and develop improved intergroup understanding and relatio
This collection of 16 reflective accounts and data-driven studies explores the interrelationship of religious identity and English Language Teaching (ELT). It addresses the ways in which faith and ELT
This book examines how social and political changes brought about by transnational migration and the new economic order are producing new ways of regulating language and establishing what counts as 'l
This book focuses on the role of translation in a globalising world. Chapters explore the ways in which translation is subject to ideology and power play and focus on contextual and textual factors, r
This book investigates the role of emotions in multilinguals' lives and the nexus between languages, gender and emotions. Results show the similarities and differences in how multilinguals express
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 explores the immense potential of translanguaging in various educational settings and language contexts and considers the need for pedagogy to reflect and embrace diversity. Chapters provide
This volume investigates cultural migrants: people who, from their own free will, move to another country because of their interest in the target language and culture. Chapters include studies on cult
Linguists, sociolinguists, and scholars of particular languages compare and contrast language policies and their practical outcomes in Australia, Europe, and North America. They also explore the incre
Describing herself as a Spanish-speaking Anglo-American former teacher of English as a second language (ESL) who is now a graduate student researcher, Menard-Warwick (linguistics, U. of California-Dav
Using an original mode of presentation, the ‘textbite’, this book seeks to approach the French vocabulary from as many angles as possible - showing how French words are constructed, the difficulties i
This book explores the relevance that second language research has for the secondary foreign language classroom. It analyses the concept of teaching and learning exclusively through the target languag
The difference between languages that children learn in the home (their mother tongues) and the languages valued by society and established as the medium of instruction in schools is an almost univers
