Teaching of English as a secondlanguage in India has assured an important place. Now, English isone of the most widely used International language. The book introduces some of the main areas that students andteachers of English in India understand in order to follow ascientific approach. The book covers many topics that find place inthe syllabi of universities of India. The book will be of imme…
This title is about how we teach English Language Learners (ELLs) and how our ELLs learn. Farrell and Jacobs encourage those involved in teaching English to develop, maintain and rediscover the reasons that led them to take up the profession
Provides an introduction to global networks such as iEarn, Global Schoolhouse, and ePals and contains an overview of Web 2.0 tools that support global learning, such as wikis, blogs, and podcasts
This volume explores the spread of English in the world or global Englishes, and English as a lingua franc (ELF), focusing, in particular, on Asian Englishes as used in their local contexts. Contributors from across languages and cultures vividly describe the ways in which English users communicate with each other, negotiating meaning, accommodating to each other and creatively constructing the…
With new contributions from research in South East Asia, the Middle East, China, Japan, Australasia, and North America, the new edition of this handbook analyses the origins, interpretations and contributions of international education and explores key contemporary developments
The Handbook of Neurolinguistics is a state-of-the-art reference and resource book; it describes current research and theory in the many subfields of neurolinguistics and its clinical application. Thorough and clearly written, the Handbook provides an excellent overview of the field of neurolinguistics and its development. The book is organized into five parts covering the history of neurolingu…
Based on fieldwork carried out in a Mayan village in Guatemala, this book examines local understanding of mind through the lens of language and culture. It focuses on a variety of grammatical structures and discursive practices through which mental states are encoded and social relations are expressed: inalienable possessions, such as body parts and kinship terms; interjections, such as, 'ouch'…
Focuses on investigating pragmatic learning, teaching and testing in foreign language contexts. This volume presents research that investigates these three areas in different formal language learning settings and focuses on different foreign languages
"Tremendous cultural and linguistic diversity is evident in our schools today. This text by one of today's best-known and most highly respected multicultural educators presents examples of real-life dilemmas about diversity that teachers will face in their own classrooms; ideas about how language, culture, and teaching are linked; and ways to engage with these ideas through reflection and colla…
The study of language ideologies has become a key theme in sociolinguistics over the past decade. It is the study of the relationship between representations of language, on the one hand, and broader aesthetic, economic, moral and political concerns, on the other. Research into the particular role played by media discourse in the construction, reproduction and contestation of such ideologies ha…