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A to Z of Arabic - English - Arabic Translation

by Ronak Husni & Daniel L. Newman

The A to Z highlights common pitfalls faced by translators working on both Arabic–English and English–Arabic texts. Each translation problem is carefully contextualized and illustrated with examples drawn...


Native-Speakerism in Japan: Intergroup Dynamics in Foreign Language Education

by Stephanie Ann Houghton & Damian J. Rivers

The relative status of native and non-native speaker language teachers within educational institutions has long been an issue worldwide but until recently, the voices of teachers articulating their own concerns...


Sociocultural Theory in Second Language Education: An Introduction Through Narratives

by Merrill Swain & Penny Kinnear

In this accessible introduction to Vygotskyian sociocultural theory, narratives illuminate key concepts of the theory. These key concepts, addressed across seven chapters, include mediation; Zone of Proximal...


Testing the Untestable in Language Education

by Amos Paran & Lies Sercu

The testing and assessment of language competence continues to be a much debated issue in foreign language teaching and research. This book is the first one to address the testing of four important dimensions...


The Sociolinguistic Competence of Immersion Students

by Raymond Mougeon & Terry Nadasdi

This book reports the findings of an extensive research project on the acquisition of the native norms of spoken French variation by French immersion students who have learnt their second language primarily...


Motivation, Language Identity and the L2 Self

by Zoltan Dornyei & Ema Ushioda

Due to its theoretical and educational significance within the language learning process, the study of L2 motivation has been an important area of second language acquisition research for several decades. Over...


Sociolinguistics and Language Education

by Nancy H. Hornberger & Sandra Lee Mckay

This book, addressed to experienced and novice language educators, provides an up-to-date overview of sociolinguistics, reflecting changes in the global situation and the continuing evolution of the field and...


A Critical Ethnography of 'Westerners' Teaching English in China: Shanghaied in Shanghai

by Phiona Stanley

Tens of thousands of Western 'teachers', many of whom would not be considered teachers elsewhere, are employed to teach English in public and private education in China. Little has previously been known, except...


Writing Latin

by James Morwood & Richard Ashdowne

A completely new guide to writing Latin from scratch, this user-friendly book includes key features such as: broad coverage - all the major grammatical constructions of the Latin language are covered, reinforcing...


Teaching Materials and the Roles of EFL/ESL Teachers: Practice and Theory

by Ian McGrath

Teaching Materials and the Roles of EFL/ESL Teachers is published amidst a decade long increase in academic publications and training courses concerned with the evaluation and design of English language teaching...


Investigating Pragmatics in Foreign Language Learning, Teaching and Testing

by Eva Alcon Soler & Alicia Martinez-Flor

The book focuses on investigating pragmatic learning, teaching and testing in foreign language contexts. The volume brings together research that investigates these three areas in different formal language learning...


Developing Intercultural Competence in Practice

by Michael Byram & Adam Nichols

It is now widely recognised that learning a language should not just involve linguistic competence but also intercultural competence. It is also clear that intercultural competence can be developed through related...


Continua of Biliteracy: An Ecological Framework for Educational Policy, Research, and Practice in Multilingual Settings

by Nancy H. Hornberger

Biliteracy - the use of two or more languages in and around writing- is an inescapable feature of lives and schools worldwide, yet one which most educational policy and practice continue blithely to ignore....


Language Teacher Identities: Co-constructing Discourse and Community

by Matthew Clarke

Set in the rapidly changing world of the contemporary United Arab Emirates and bringing together detailed linguistic analysis with cutting edge social theory, this book explores the development of the first...


Language Learners in Study Abroad Contexts

by DuFon & Eton E. Churchill

Examining the overseas experience of language learners in diverse contexts through a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches, studies in this volume look at the acquisition of language use, socialization...


Spanish Speakers in the USA

by Janet M. Fuller

Spanish Speakers in the USA explores the relationship between language and culture both as specific to Latin@s and as a generalizable example of linguistic and cultural diversity. The concept of identity is...


Language and Linguistics in Context: Readings and Applications for Teachers

by Harriet Luria, Deborah M. Seymour & Trudy Smoke

Taking a sociocultural and educational approach, Language and Linguistics in Context: Readings and Applications for Teachers:

*introduces basic linguistic concepts and current perspectives on language acquisition;...


Understanding Language Teaching: From Method to Postmethod

by B. Kumaravadivelu

This book traces the historical development of major language teaching methods in terms of theoretical principles and classroom procedures, and provides a critical evaluation of each. Drawing from seminal, foundational...


Applied Linguistics and Materials Development

by Brian Tomlinson

Focuses for the first time on materials development and applications of current research and theory for the main areas of applied linguistics (e.g. second language acquisition, pragmatics, vocabulary studies)....


English Learners Left Behind

by Kate Menken

In the wake of recent federal legislation entitled No Child Left Behind, high-stakes standardized testing for accountability purposes is being emphasized in educational systems across the U.S. for all students...