Every teacher knows that learners are notoriously variable in how successful they are at acquiring a new language. This interdisciplinary volume questions what it is that makes each of us good or bad at learning a second language.

• Offers a broad overview of current theories, key findings, and methodological approaches in the field
• Brings together research from language teaching and assessment, psycholinguistics, and the neurobiology of language
• Provides a sound empirical basis for the development of assessment tools and teaching strategies, and sheds new...

An interdisciplinary collection exploring the practices and cultures of mapping in the arts, humanities and social sciences. It features contributions from scholars in critical cartography, social anthropology, film and cultural studies, literary studies, art and visual culture, marketing, museum studies, architecture, and popular music studies.

This edited collection explores the relationship between urban space, architecture and the moving image. Drawing oninterdisciplinary approaches to film and moving image practices, the book explores the recent developments in research on film and urban landscapes, pointing towards new theoretical and methodological frameworks for discussion."