Language Experience Approach category: 922 books
Identity and Second Language Learning
Culture, Inquiry, and Dialogic Activity in Educational Contexts
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2006
This collection of research has attempted to capture the essence and promise embodied in the concept of “identity” and built a bridge to the realm of second language studies. However, the reader will notice that we did not build just one link. This volume brings to light the diversity of research...
by Don Hinkelman
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
This book analyses the classroom blending of face-to-face and online technologies in the teaching and learning of second languages. Its theoretical framework integrates the rapidly changing and developing fields of both applied linguistics and computer-assisted language learning (CALL). It examines...
Innovative Practices in Language Teacher Education
Spanning the Spectrum from Intra- to Inter-personal Professional Development
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
This volume addresses innovations in language teacher education, offering a diversity of personal/psychological perspectives and topics in the theory and/or practice in language teacher education. The text deals with innovations in teaching for learning, teacher autonomy, dynamic self-reflection,...
Computer-Assisted Language Learning
Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2019
In a diverse society, the ability to cross communication barriers is critical to the success of any individual personally, professionally, and academically. With the constant acceleration of course programs and technology, educators are continually being challenged to develop and implement creative...
The language dimension in all subjects
A handbook for curriculum development and teacher training
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2016
Mastering the language of schooling is essential for learners to develop the skills necessary for school success and for critical thinking. It is fundamental for participation in democratic societies, and for social inclusion and cohesion. This handbook is a policy and working document which promotes...
Construction Learning as a Complex Adaptive System
Psycholinguistic Evidence from L2 Learners of English
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2015
This book presents the current state of the art on Construction Grammar models and usage-based language learning research. It reports on three psycholinguistic experiments conducted with the participation of university-level Italian learners of English, whose second language proficiency corresponds...
by Anatole Lyovin, Brett Kessler, William Leben
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
Unique in scope, An Introduction to the Languages of the World introduces linguistics students to the variety of world's languages. Students will gain familiarity with concepts such as sound change, lexical borrowing, diglossia, and language diffusion, and the rich variety of linguistic structure...
by Olga Trendak
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014
The monograph is devoted to the notion of strategic intervention and its application in the foreign language classroom, in particular with reference to teaching grammar structures. The first four chapters, which are theoretical in nature, address such concepts as form-focused instruction, language...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2017
This book offers a valuable contribution to the discussion on the complexities of L2 learning processes that pose a challenge to learners. Focusing on the cognitive, affective and socio-cultural perspectives, the papers included provide important insights into the individual’s experiences in second...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2014
This book presents a selection of empirical papers dealing with second and multiple language acquisition, in which qualitative research methodology is employed. Each of the studies reported in individual chapters is based on a solid theoretical background and an overview of studies in a given area....
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Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2006
The last twenty years has seen a huge evolution in approaches to language-learning, due to new technology as well changing theories on how to best teach languages.
Recognising the key relationship between research, practice and program development, Changing Language Education Through CALL is...
Innovations in Flipping the Language Classroom
Theories and Practices
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2017
This book provides advice on flipping from a vast range of topics related to second and foreign language teaching, such as assessment, pronunciation, speaking, listening, reading, writing, and content-based language teaching. Based on insights from other professionals in the field, it helps teachers...
Error Correction in the Foreign Language Classroom
Reconsidering the Issues
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2013
The book aims to dispel some of the myths surrounding the place of oral and written error correction in language education by providing an exhaustive and up-to-date account of issues involved in this area, taking the stance that the provision of corrective feedback constitutes an integral part of...
Mandarin Competence of Chinese-English Bilingual Preschoolers
A Corpus-based Analysis of Singaporean Children’s Speech
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2016
This book provides readers with a detailed sketch of the Mandarin competence of Chinese children in Singapore from different home language backgrounds. Their Mandarin competence is defined in terms of lexical diversity, syntactic complexity and code-switching tendency. The findings presented show...