Applied Linguistics and Language Study
Teaching and Language Corpora
1st Edition
By Anne Wichmann, Steven Fligelstone
October 08, 1997
Corpora are well-established as a resource for language research; they are now also increasingly being used for teaching purposes. This book is the first of its kind to deal explicitly and in a wide-ranging way with the use of corpora in teaching. It contains an extensive collection of articles by ...
Communication Strategies: Psycholinguistic and Sociolinguistic Perspectives
1st Edition
By Gabriele Kasper, Eric Kellerman
September 03, 1997
This book examines the topic of communication strategies, the ways in which people seek to express themselves or understand what someone else is saying or writing. Typically, the term has referred to the strategies that non-native speakers use to address the linguistic and pragmatic problems ...
Language and Development: Teachers in a Changing World
1st Edition
By Brian Kenny, William Savage
November 22, 1996
Language and Development - Teachers in a Changing World comprises twenty-one case accounts contributed by language education professionals working in the context of international development. Frank and stimulating, the contributions explore the implementation of interactive educational approaches ...
Autonomy and Independence in Language Learning
1st Edition
By Phil Benson, Peter Voller
November 19, 1996
The topics of autonomy and independence play an increasingly important role in language education. They raise issues such as learners' responsibility for their own learning, and their right to determine the direction of their own learning, the skills which can be learned and applied in ...
Language, Literature and the Learner: Creative Classroom Practice
1st Edition
By Ronald Carter, John Mcrae
November 19, 1996
Language, Literature and the Learner is an edited volume evolving from three international seminars devoted to the teaching of literature in a second or foreign language. The seminars explicitly addressed the interface between language and literature teaching to investigate the ways in which ...
Theory and Practice of Writing: An Applied Linguistic Perspective
1st Edition
By William Grabe, Robert B. Kaplan
September 04, 1996
This book undertakes a general framework within which to consider the complex nature of the writing task in English, both as a first, and as a second language. The volume explores varieties of writing, different purposes for learning to write extended text, and cross-cultural variation among ...
Phonology in English Language Teaching: An International Approach
1st Edition
By Martha C. Pennington
August 16, 1996
Phonology in English Language Teaching is an introductory text, specifically directed at the needs of language teachers internationally. Combining an overview of English phonology with structured practical guidance, this text shows how phonology can be applied in the classroom.An introductory ...
Interaction in the Language Curriculum: Awareness, Autonomy and Authenticity
1st Edition
By Leo Van Lier
March 14, 1996
Interaction in the Language Curriculum offers an innovative theory of language education integrating curriculum practice, research and teaching. It emphasises the interdependence of knowledge and values and stresses the central importance of learning as a social process.Leo van Lier argues that ...
From Testing to Assessment: English An International Language
1st Edition
By Clifford Hill, Kate Parry
November 21, 1994
From Testing to Assessment: English as an International Language provides a critical review of conventional and alternative approaches to the assessment of English literacy skills in various parts of the world. It presents empirical studies conducted in three major settings: in countries such as ...
Second Language Learning: Theoretical Foundations
1st Edition
By Michael Sharwood Smith, Christopher N. Candlin
August 15, 1994
A survey and analysis of second language theory discusses the development of ideas in this expanding area of language studies. It looks at the implications of these ideas and directions for future research. Contains study questions and activities as well as practical guidelines on the use of ...
Language as Discourse: Perspectives for Language Teaching
1st Edition
By Michael Mccarthy, Ronald Carter
November 29, 1993
In this book Michael McCarthy and Ronald Carter describe the discoursal properties of language and demonstrate what insights this approach can offer to the student and teacher of language. The authors examine the relationship between complete texts, both spoken and written, and the social and ...
Analysing Genre: Language Use in Professional Settings
1st Edition
By V. K. Bhatia
November 22, 1993
Genre analysis has a long-established tradition in literature, but interest in the analysis of non-literary genres has been very recent. This book examines the theory of genre analysis, looks at genre analysis in action, taking texts from a wide variety of genres and discusses the use of genre ...