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  • Reflective Teaching in Second Language Classroomsby Jack C. Richards; Charles Lockhart

    Cambridge University Press 1994; US$ 28.00

    This text introduces techniques for teachers to explore their classroom experiences and for critical reflection on teaching practices. more...

  • Teacher Language Awarenessby Stephen Andrews

    Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 29.00

    This book concentrates on teachers' knowledge and understanding of language systems in the belief that these systems are at the heart of the language acquisition process. more...

  • Globalization and Language Teachingby David Block; Deborah Cameron

    Routledge 2001; US$ 49.95

    This book considers the issues globalization raises for second language learning and teaching in an economy where the linguistic skills of workers is becoming increasingly important. more...

  • World Yearbook of Education 2003by Jill Bourne; Euan Reid

    RoutledgeFalmer 2003; US$ 178.95

    The issues raised by the role of language in education are some of the most important and contentious faced by education systems across the globe. Language is embedded in the concepts of nationhood and identity, and is therefore directly linked to the very social and political fabric of a country. In a climate of increasing globalisation, development and mobility of populations, nations around the world are concerned with the tension between cultivating a sense of cultural and linguistic cohesion and making use of the linguistic diversity that exists in every country and region. This book examines the implications and impacts, the dilemmas and potential for language education in relation to education systems and wider society. Split into three... more...

  • Critical Pedagogyby Glasgow University) Alison Phipps (Senior Lecturer in German; Manuela Guilherme

    Multilingual Matters 2004; US$ 59.95

    Seven leading American and British scholars contribute four essays engaging with the political, cultural, and ideological questions raised in teaching and learning languages and intercultural communication. Coverage includes the suffering of international youth and the need to include them as central to any transformative notion of pedagogy of soci more...

  • Context and Culture in Language Teaching and Learningby Michael Byram; Peter Grundy (both of the University of Durham)

    Multilingual Matters 2003; US$ 69.95

    This work addresses the significance of the relationship between the aims and methods of language teaching and the contexts in which it takes place. It considers the implications of this for the ways in which we research language teaching, and presents the results of research and development work. more...

  • The Effects of the Second Language on the Firstby Vivian Cook (University of Essex)

    Multilingual Matters 2003; US$ 49.95

    This study examines changes in the first language of people who know a second language. It presents theories and research that investigate the first language of second language users from a variety of perspectives including vocabulary, pragmatics, cognition and syntax. more...

  • Developing Professional-Level Language Proficiencyby Betty Lou Leaver; Boris Shekhtman

    Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 38.00

    This book examines approaches to teaching students making the transition from 'advanced' or 'superior' proficiency in a foreign language to 'near-native' ability, a level which has been much neglected in the professional literature. This book aims to assist those developing language programmes at this level by filling this serious gap. more...

  • Developing Advanced Literacy in First and Second Languagesby Mary J. Schleppegrell

    Lawrence Erlbaum Associates 2002; US$ 45.95

    This book addresses the linguistic challenges faced by diverse populations of students at the secondary and post-secondary levels as they engage in academic tasks requiring advanced levels of reading and writing. It aims to contribute to research and pedagogy on advanced literacy development. more...

  • Second Language Writing Researchby Paul Kei Matsuda

    Lawrence Erlbaum Associates 2005; US$ 44.95

    Researchers from different parts of the world reflect on their own research projects, providing insights into key methodological issues in research on second language writing. By offering a glimpse into the process of constructing and negotiating knowledge in the field, it helps demystify the research process. more...