Taguchi (second-language acquisition, pragmatics, and Japanese language and culture; Carnegie Mellon U.) reports and interprets the results of a longitudinal study of pragmatic development among Japan
Language transfer refers to how speaking a particular first language directly or indirectly affects someone's use of a second language. Linguists in Belgium, the US, and Denmark contribute to the curr
This book explores the wide-ranging terminology relevant to intercultural dialogue. It reports on a research project that explored the management of value judgment in foreign language education to ove
The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment (CEFR) is a Council of Europe-issued guideline that aims to provide a method of language pedagogy that applies
For the LINEE project (Languages in as Network of European Excellence), nine partners from European universities collaborated on 24 sub-projects to find out how European multilingualism fosters Europe
In this volume tourism experts collectively discuss and debate some intriguing questions that the tourism industry poses, such as the relevance of mass tourism, the dilemma of authenticity, whether sm
Pennycook (language studies, U. of Technology, Sydney) continues his explorations of language use that convention would deem out of place. His topics include manjari seeds and nutmeg trees, through ot
Thomas' book was designed for parents who are raising bilingual or multilingual children. Academics, students, and teachers will also find useful information in the text. Thomas and her interviewing t
Arias (education, Arizona State University) and Faltis (education, University of California-Davis) unite contributors in English, education, teaching English as a second language, and applied linguist
The English language industry, in which non-native speakers are taught to speak a language frequently foreign to them and their cultures, is the hydra of the title. While billed as essential, empoweri
Now in its 101st year of publication, this standard Canadian reference source contains the most comprehensive and authoritative biographical information on notable living Canadians. Those listed are c
Houghton (intercultural communication, Saga U., Japan) and Rivers (applied linguistics, Osaka U.) assemble 18 essays that consider prejudices and discrimination against native speaker language teacher
This book offers a unique view of multilingualism by presenting a contextualised case of a multilingual language policy which takes the Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) approach. The vo
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is an approach to multilingualism that has been gaining support, according to Fortanet-Gomez (English, Universitat Jaume I, Spain), but most studies of
Himself having studied in several countries and become fluent in several languages all the while remaining active in creative writing, Kharkhurin (psychology, American U. of Sharjah, United Arab Emira
Munoz (English linguistics and applied linguistics, U. of Barcelona, Spain) compiles 11 studies dealing with second language learning in contexts that offer intensive exposure to the target language:
Editor Vila (University of Barcelona) brings together contributors in sociolinguistics and applied linguistics to present new data and reflections on the current state of language practices, ideologie
