This book proposes that research into generative second language acquisition (GenSLA) can be applied to the language classroom, demonstrating ways that generative linguistics can enhance the expertise of teachers in language and second language development.
This book proposes that research into generative second language acquisition (GenSLA) can be applied to the language classroom, demonstrating ways tha...
This volume documents international, national, and small-scale testing and assessment projects of English language education for young learners, across a range of educational contexts. It covers three main areas: age-appropriate can do statements and task types for teaching and testing learners between the ages of 6 to 13; innovative approaches to self-assessment, diagnostic testing, self- perception, and computer-based testing; and findings on how young learners perform on vocabulary, listening, speaking, pronunciation, and reading comprehension tests in European and Asian contexts....
This volume documents international, national, and small-scale testing and assessment projects of English language education for young learners, ac...
This book presents an in depth study of assessment innovation and its impact on teaching and learning. The context is New Zealand, and the focus is additional languages other than English and the recent introduction of a radical new assessment of students spoken proficiency, called interact. The book crosses the traditional theoretical and methodological boundaries associated with language testing research, which focuses on assessment performance, and presents an alternative approach where stakeholders become the centre of interest. It advances our understanding of how assessment innovation...
This book presents an in depth study of assessment innovation and its impact on teaching and learning. The context is New Zealand, and the focus is ad...
As English gains prominence as the language of higher education across the world, many institutions and lecturers are becoming increasingly concerned with the implications of this trend for the quality of university teaching and learning.
As English gains prominence as the language of higher education across the world, many institutions and lecturers are becoming increasingly concerned ...
No mere history of applied linguistics, this volume presents a framework for interpreting the development of applied linguistics as a discipline. It offers a systematic account of how applied linguistics has developed, articulating the philosophical premises that have informed both its emergence and its subsequent growth. It asks questions that are seldom asked: Where does the discipline derive from? Where is it heading? What directions has it already taken? Which direction should it embrace in future? What is the relative worth of all of the variation in design and methods that have been...
No mere history of applied linguistics, this volume presents a framework for interpreting the development of applied linguistics as a discipline. It o...
This volume addresses critical challenges and issues facing foreign language departments in colleges and universities across the U.S. It presents the insights of individuals who have built or are in the process of building foreign language curricula during a major transition period in postsecondary institutions.
The authors of this volume come from various language departments and institutional experience from across the U. S., including private and public postsecondary foreign language teachers, researchers and administrators. The chapters address issues and provide templates for...
This volume addresses critical challenges and issues facing foreign language departments in colleges and universities across the U.S. It presents t...
This book features the work of leading researchers who review state-of-the-art developments in computer-assisted language learning. It includes case studies as well as theoretical analysis of the links between CALL and natural language processing.
This book features the work of leading researchers who review state-of-the-art developments in computer-assisted language learning. It includes case s...
� This book presents research on the situation minority language schoolchildren face when they need to learn languages of international communication, in particular English. Even though all chapters in this book involve minority languages, the issues discussed are relevant to any context in which more than language is used in education.
� This book presents research on the situation minority language schoolchildren face when they need to learn languages of international co...
