Language Arts category: 28677 books
Global Englishes and Change in English Language Teaching
Attitudes and Impact
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2017
*Global Englishes and Change in English Language Teaching *analyses the impact of current ELT practice, bringing together research from the fields of Global Englishes and ELT to provide suggestions for the implementation of a Global Englishes for Language Teaching curriculum. Calling for a critical...
Contemporary Second Language Assessment
Contemporary Applied Linguistics Volume 4
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
Includes chapters on key aspects of second language assessment such as test construct, diagnosis, exam design, and the growing range of public policy, social and ethical issues. Each of the contributors is an expert in their area; some are established names while others are talented newcomers to the...
English Language as Hydra
Its Impacts on Non-English Language Cultures
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
In far too many places, the worldwide trade in English-language teaching, testing and publishing has become a self-perpetuating, self-congratulating, neocolonial monster … a veritable multi-headed Hydra. Too often the English language industry aggressively promotes itself as some sort of “uplifting”,...
The Postmodern Joy of Role-Playing Games
Agency, Ritual and Meaning in the Medium
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2018
Historian Johan Huizinga once described game playing as the motor of humanity’s cultural development, predating art and literature. Since the late 20th century, Western society has undergone a “ludification,” as the influence of game-playing has grown ever more prevalent. At the same time, new...
Building Literacy with English Language Learners, Second Edition
Insights from Linguistics
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
How can linguistics help teachers of English language learners (ELLs) improve their instruction? What specific competencies do ELLs need to build in order to speak, listen, read, and write in a new language? Now revised and expanded with a broader view of literacy, this book has guided thousands of...
by Eve V. Clark
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2016
How do young children learn language? When does this process start? What does language acquisition involve? Children are exposed to language from birth, surrounded by knowledgeable speakers who offer feedback and provide extensive practice every day. Through conversation and joint activities, children...
by Eve V. Clark
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2016
Language in Children provides a concise and basic introduction for students studying child language acquisition for the first time. Starting from the first sounds a child produces, this book covers all the stages a child goes through in acquiring a language. This title:
Illustrates developmental...
Origins of Language
A Slim Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2014
Origins of Language: A Slim Guide offers a concise and accessible overview of what is known about the evolution of the human capacity for language. Non-human animals communicate in simple ways: they may be able to form simple concepts, to feel some limited empathy for others, to cooperate to some...
by William O'Grady
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2005
Adults tend to take language for granted - until they have to learn a new one. Then they realize how difficult it is to get the pronunciation right, to acquire the meaning of thousands of new words, and to learn how those words are put together to form sentences. Children, however, have mastered language...
Children's Literature in the Reading Program, Fifth Edition
Engaging Young Readers in the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
This indispensable teacher resource and course text, now revised and updated, addresses the "whats," "whys," and "how-tos" of incorporating outstanding children's literature into the K–8 reading program. A strong emphasis on diverse literature is woven throughout the...
Literacy Tools in the Classroom
Teaching Through Critical Inquiry, Grades 5-12
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This innovative resource describes how teachers can help students employ “literacy tools” across the curriculum to foster learning. The authors demonstrate how literacy tools such as narratives, question-asking, spoken-word poetry, drama, writing, digital communication, images, and video...
Mi lengua
Spanish as a Heritage Language in the United States, Research and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2003
An increasing number of U.S. Latinos are seeking to become more proficient in Spanish. The Spanish they may have been exposed to in childhood may not be sufficient when they find themselves as adults in more demanding environments, academic or professional. Heritage language learners appear in a wide...
by Sarah Mercer
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
This book contributes to our growing understanding of the nature and development of language learner self-concept. It assesses the relevant literature in the disciplines of psychology and applied linguistics and describes in-depth, qualitative research examining the self-concepts of tertiary-level...
Language in Society
An Introduction to Sociolinguistics
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2000
Why have 1500 separate languages developed in the Pacific region? Why do Danes understand Norwegians better than Norwegians understand Danish? Is Ebonics a language or a dialect? Linguistics tends to ignore the relationship between languages and the societies in which they are spoken, while sociology...