Language Experience Approach category: 922 books

This volume revisits the notions of Orientalism, Occidentalism and, to a certain extent, Reverse Orientalism/Occidentalism in the 21st century, adopting post-modern, constructionist and potentially non-essentialising approaches. The representations of the ‘cultural Other’ in education, literature...

Literature of rebellion in India has to be therefore understood with great care in the context of the heritage of our social laws, our literary audience and its relationship to the inherent social code.

This book focuses on Hong Kong as a multilingual society. It investigates how trilingual education is implemented in Hong Kong primary schools. Based on a large scale survey of 155 Hong Kong schools and in-depth case studies in 3 selected schools, the book gives an overview of trilingual education...

The pioneering set of studies in this book uses both a qualitative description of the ethnography of speaking in a classroom setting and a quantitative counting of questions and answers to yield proportions of teacher talk and student talk in different classrooms in literature, language, and English for Specific Purposes.

Perfect for self-access learning. The intensive course 'Polski raz a dobrze' is a fast and efficient way to learn the Polish language for those who want to use it on an everyday basis. This book will teach you how to discuss matters of business, the Internet, or even love, as well as to get by at...

For a time, I lived and worked in Japan in the beautiful city of Kitakyushu and taught English as a Foreign Language to the Japanese. An International Learning Community in Japan is the story of my experiences in Japanese society and also a discussion of my theories and techniques of teaching English...

English in Europe is not one but many, and substantial differences in the way people from different countries communicate using it may cause misunderstandings. This book shows that, through research into the pragmatic behaviour of non-native speakers of English from across Europe, it is possible to...

This book conveys the story of a society in the throes of restructuring itself and struggling to find a new identity.  A particularly attractive aspect of this study is the focus on young adult literature and its place in post-apartheid South Africa, as well as its potential use in the classroom...

Il testo ripercorre la storia della Capoeira tramite le fonti documentali, mettendo in luce l’evoluzione e le lotte che hanno dato luogo a questa arte/lotta/danza divenuta patrimonio dell’Unesco. Tra capitoli si cela la storia della regina NZinga, eroica condottiera della resistenza angolana,...

Around the world, school districts and institutions are exploring ways to provide quality education to their students. With this, there is a deeper need for multiculturalism in classrooms, as many students are from varying cultures and speak different languages. Early Childhood Education From an Intercultural...

This volume offers a timely collection of original research papers on the various features and issues surrounding Chinese English, one of the varieties in World Englishes with a large and increasing number of learners and users. The five sections entitled ‘Researching Chinese English Pronunciation’,...

Teaching and Learning Signed Languages examines current practices, contexts, and the research nexus in the teaching and learning of signed languages, offering a contemporary, international survey of innovations in this field.

This book fills the need for a text that integrates Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) into English for Specific Purposes (ESP). It offers insights on current methodological principles in ESP in both academic and professional contexts, drawing on authentic teaching and learning situations,...

Presenting cutting-edge studies from various countries into the theoretical and practical issues surrounding the literacy acquisition of at-risk children, this volume focuses specifically on the utility of technology in supporting and advancing literacy among the relevant populations. These include...