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This work represents a major statement of the current research being conducted on the learning of second languages from a sociocultural perspective. Specific topics covered include: L1 mediation in the acquisition of L2 grammar; and gestural mediation in a second language.
This study takes a perspective on the nature of poetry and follows it through to a proposal for teaching poetry. Its principles are then put into practice through a demonstration of classroom procedures using original poems writing.
This volume provides a wide-ranging overview of the diverse issues in applied linguistics today. The contributors consider the relation of their own areas of enquiry both to professional practice and to the discipline as a whole.
This volume critically reviews the most prominent issues in language teaching today and relates them to general perspectives on the nature of language and of language teaching and learning.
This book develops a rational approach to the teaching of language as communication, based on a careful consideration of the nature of language and of the language user's activities. It will stimulate all language teachers to investigate the ideas that inform their own practice.
This is an attempt to redraw the boundaries of foreign language study. It focuses attention on cultural knowledge not just as a necessary aspect of communicative competence right Winner MLA Kenneth W Mildenberegr Prize
This study draws on recent language acquisition research to present a language teaching programme based on the use of "prefabricated" language. The authors demonstrate that the unit of language they term "the lexical phase" can serve as a basis for both second and foreign language learning.First Prize English-Speaking Union's Duke of Edinburgh Book...
A history of English Language Teaching that takes the reader from the Renaissance to the present day. The book covers all the important phases of the history from a global perspective. It has been brought up-to-date with three new chapters, including a final chapter by Henry Widdowson. Key featuresSubstantially revised and updated.New Introduction.New...
Oxford Applied Linguistics features books providing thorough yet accessible coverage of controversial topics related to language use, including learning, teaching, research, and policy. All titles are based on extensive research and include comprehensive bibliographies. The authors are noted authorities in their fields. This volume is a collection of...
A groundbreaking reconsideration of translation in English language teaching, this book is a survey and critical assessment of arguments for and against translation in different teaching contexts. This book proposes translation as one of a number of ways of relating English to students own languages. It surveys the contexts of monolingual and bilingual...
English Accents and Dialects is an essential guide to contemporary social and regional varieties of English spoken in the British Isles today. Together with invaluable overviews of numerous regional accents and dialects, this fifth edition provides you with a detailed description of key features of Received Pronounciation (RP) as well as several major...
The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory is firmly established as a key work of reference in the complex and varied field of literary criticism. Now in its fifth edition, it remains the most comprehensive and accessible work of its kind, and is invaluable for students, teachers and general readers alike. It gives definitions of...