The Handbook of Technology and Second Language Teaching and Learning presents a comprehensive exploration of the impact of technology on the field of second language learning. The rapidly evolving lan
"Presence and Absence is a book of importance for all who are actively engaged in the philosophical enterprise, whatever their differing persuasions. It shows philosophy to be flourishing in the midst
This book offers a systematic introduction to the linguistic analysis of newspaper reports on crime. The author demonstrates how the linguistic analysis of newspaper texts helps to gain insight into t
Social policy scholars and practitioners have long employed concepts such as “welfare state” and “social security”—but where do these concepts come from and how has their meaning changed over time? Wh
This volume presents a collection of the latest scholarly research on language, migration and identity. In a globalised world where migratory patterns are in constant flux, the traditional notion of t
Beliefs, Agency and Identity in Foreign Language Learning and Teaching explores the phenomena of believing (or giving personal meanings), acting, and identifying (or identity construction), and the in
Language, Culture, Identity and Citizenship in College Classrooms and Communitiesexamines what takes place in writing classrooms beyond academic analytical and argumentative writing to include forms t
Language, Culture, Identity and Citizenship in College Classrooms and Communitiesexamines what takes place in writing classrooms beyond academic analytical and argumentative writing to include forms t
This volume covers a wide range of topics that fall under the 'philosophy of quantifiers', a philosophy that spans across multiple areas such as logic, metaphysics, epistemology, and even the history
This is the first of two companion volumes which examine language use and language attitudes in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Russia, focusing on the transitional period from the Enlightenment to
Cinema and Language Loss provides the first sustained exploration of the relationship between linguistic displacement and visuality in the filmic realm, examining in depth both its formal expressions
"From the perspective of the tutor, teaching a language one-to-one is not just one more way of doing what classroom teachers do. With only one learner, it is possible to give serious attention to prin
Over the few past centuries, and the last 65 years in particular, there has been a tremendous reduction in global linguistic diversity, as people abandon minority language varieties and switch to larg
The problem of definition has a long history and has engaged the minds of some of the most eminent thinkers in the Western tradition, from Plato and Aristotle onwards. But it is also an everyday probl
Social policy scholars and practitioners have long worked with concepts such as ?welfare state” and ?social security”?but where do these concepts come from and how has their meaning changed over time?
Scholars in linguistics, English, language education, and communication draw attention to the importance of reflexivity in language and in intercultural education research, especially in relation to t
This collection provides an overview of some of the most relevant concepts in the study of the language of inclusion and exclusion, specifically with a view to the functioning of nation-state categori
The areas of natural language processing and computational linguistics have continued to grow in recent years, driven by the demand to automatically process text and spoken data. With the processing p
This book offers readers a basic grounding in autonomy and related concepts of agency and identity in foreign language education. The ethnographic study explores how autonomy develops within the long-
The 27 studies were originally presented at a fall 2009 conference series in Freiburg, Germany, which was called to integrate three aspects of language and space that have been well-researched separat
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
This volume is one in a series of monographs being issued under the general title of "Disorders of Human Communication". Each monograph deals in detail with a particular aspect of vocal communication
This book establishes first, that melancholy serves as an important focal point in the interpretation of Benjamin's early work, and second, that Benjamin's approach to melancholy releases it from its
This book establishes first, that melancholy serves as an important focal point in the interpretation of Benjamin's early work, and second, that Benjamin's approach to melancholy releases it from its
The book constitutes a selection of 18 papers on foreign language pedagogy (11 papers) and translation studies (9 papers). The first part of the book is devoted to foreign language pedagogy. The artic
The volume provides a state-of-the-art overview of key issues in second language learning and teaching, adopting as a point of reference both psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic perspectives. The pap
This book illustrates the ways that cognitive linguistics, a relatively new paradigm in language studies, can illuminate and facilitate language research and teaching. The first part of the book intro
This book illustrates the ways that cognitive linguistics, a relatively new paradigm in language studies, can illuminate and facilitate language research and teaching. The first part of the book intro
Language, Identities and Education in Asia examines the issues of language, education, and identity in the multilingual Southeast Asian nations of Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore. The authors' main foc
There can be no products without processes. Though a generalization, this statement encapsulates the importance of process-oriented approaches in language teaching and learning. In recent decades, res
This study by Deters (English Language Institute, Seneca College, Canada) examines the professional integration of high-skilled immigrants in Ontario, Canada, with a focus on immigrant teachers, justi
This collection of eighteen articles on human-computer interaction showcases current scholarship in the field of Natural Language Interaction (NLI) and specifically the use of conversational agents fo
With Essays by Baru, Bart Beaty, Cecile Vernier Danehy, Hugo Frey, Pascal Lefevre, Fabrice Leroy, Amanda Macdonald, Mark McKinney, Ann Miller, and Clare Tufts In Belgium, France, Switzerland, and othe
Our understanding of words, and how they get their meanings, relies on a stable spelling system and dictionary defintions --- things which simply did not exist in the Renaissance. At that time, langua
This work for faculty, librarians, and instructional designers presents best practices for planning, designing, and producing effective podcasts for second-language learning and acquisition. Academics
Emphasizing the esthetic concerns of the Islamic civilization as well as underlining the true nature of the religion, this insightful opus contains a collection of essays on the art of language from a
