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CONTENDING WITH GLOBALIZATION IN WORLD ENGLISHES What roles are English and World Englishes playing in globalization? What effect is globalization having on English and World Englishes? What effect is globalization having on other languages? Anyone interested in exploring these crucial questions will find this book a most helpful and stimulating companion. The editors have assembled an appropriately diverse all-star cast of contributors, each of whom approaches the topic from a refreshingly innovative standpoint. To paraphrase Omoniyi’s poem which opens the book, readers will learn to 'waltz, salsa and lion-dance' (and hip-hop) their way through the complex cultural and linguistic steps of globalisation. Andy Kirkpatrick, Hong Kong Institute of Education This book engages with English in globalization, re-examining and re-interpreting the contemporary contexts of its acquisition and use. The chapters contained in this book weave together four inter-related themes that define the role of English in the global context: the ‘centrality of structure’, ‘relationships of interdependence’, ‘social constructions of difference’ and ‘reproduction of inequality’. Critical Language and Literacy Studies May 2010 256pp For further information click on the following link: http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781847692740 Removal 27 September 2010 |
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TESTING THE UNTESTABLE IN LANGUAGE EDUCATION This book investigates the intersections between language learning and language assessment, and four specific areas within language learning: learner autonomy, intercultural competence, literature and literary competence, and the integration of content and language learning. The book is a valuable addition to the literature on what are seemingly untestable and unassessable facets of foreign language competence. New Perspectives on Language and Education June 2010 280pp For further information click on the following link: http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781847692658 Removal 27 September 2010 |
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DOES THE WRITING WORKSHOP STILL WORK? A remarkable new collection of essays about the theory, practice, design, and reinvention of peer-review components in writing-courses. The expertise and range of experience represented by the contributors is astonishing. This is a bountiful offering indeed. Hans Ostrom, editor, of Colors of a Different Horse: Re-Thinking Creative Writing Theory and Pedagogy Does the Writing Workshop Still Work? is alert to the newest media in the creative arts, while offering a defense and investigation of the best practices of the creative writing workshop. A valuable resource to all teachers who view creative writing pedagogy as an academic discipline and humanistic exploration. Shirley Geok-lin Lim, University of California, Santa Barbara; author of Among the White Moon Faces. This book explores the effectiveness of the writing workshop in the Creative Writing classroom, searching beyond the question of whether or not the workshop works to consider alternative pedagogical models. The needs of a growing and diverse student population are central to the contributors' consideration of non-normative pedagogies. This book is a must-read for all teachers of Creative Writing. New Writing Viewpoints May 2010 264pp For further information click on the following link: http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781847692689 Removal 27 September 2010 |
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EUROPEAN VERNACULAR LITERACY A Sociolinguistic and Historical Introduction Joshua A Fishman Filled with both enormous erudition and plain commonsense, this book makes a ground-breaking contribution to our understandings of the development and importance of vernacular literacy. Ofelia García, Graduate Center, City University of New York, USA In this major new text, Joshua Fishman charts the rise of vernacular literacy in Europe, and the major social and economic changes that attended it. Following the story up until the present day, the book looks at how European colonizers viewed vernacular literacy efforts in their current and former colonies, and how technology affects vernacular literacy both now and in the future. New Perspectives on Language and Education June 2010 104pp Hbk ISBN 9781847692924 £44.95 / US$79.95 / CAN$79.95 / €54.95 Pbk ISBN 9781847692917 £14.95 / US$19.95 / CAN$19.95 / €16.95 For further information click on the following link: http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781847692917 Removal 17 October 2010 |
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ETHNOGRAPHIC FIELDWORK A Beginner's Guide Jan Blommaert (Tilburg University) and Jie Dong (Tilburg University) This immensely accessible and readable book engages the reader from beginning to end in a style which is informal, informative and intellectually fulfilling. Blommaert and Dong offer invaluable practical advice, guiding the reader through the sequences of the ethnographic research process. They successfully illustrate the fundamentals of ethnographic fieldwork, while presenting a set of splendid resources for both the beginner researcher and the experienced ethnographer. Angela Creese, University of Birmingham, UK This book describes ethnographic fieldwork as the gradual accumulation of knowledge about something you don’t know much about to begin with, facilitated by theoretical and methodological instruments. The book provides an easy to read introduction to quite complex ideas about knowledge and the practices in which we gather it. June 2010 104pp Hbk ISBN 9781847692955 £44.95 / US$79.95 / CAN$79.95 / €54.95 Pbk ISBN 9781847692948 £14.95 / US$24.95 / CAN$24.95 / €16.95 For further information click on the following link: http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781847692948 Removal 17 October 2010 |
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DYSLEXIA IN THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSROOM Joanna Nijakowska (University of Lódź) Nijakowska presents a comprehensive overview of past and current thinking and research on dyslexia as it relates to the learning of a foreign language. With some novel approaches based on sound examination of recent findings, Nijakowska links research to practice to produce one of the most comprehensive books in the field. Dr Margaret Crombie, Educational Consultant, Author and Dyslexia Specialist This book addresses specific learning difficulties in reading and spelling – developmental dyslexia. Set in the cross-linguistic context, it presents issues surrounding dyslexia from the perspective of a foreign language teacher. It is intended to serve as a reference book for those involved in foreign language teaching. Second Language Acquisition June 2010 248pp Hbk ISBN 9781847692801 £74.95 / US$139.95 / CAN$139.95 / €89.95 Pbk ISBN 9781847692795 £29.95 / US$49.95 / CAN$49.95 / €34.95 For further information click on the following link: http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781847692795 Removal 17 October 2010 |
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INSIGHTS INTO NON-NATIVE VOCABULARY TEACHING AND
LEARNING Edited by Rubén Chacón-Beltrán (UNED), Christián Abello-Contesse (University of Seville) and María del Mar Torreblanca-López (University of Seville) This book brings together a collection of new articles on different aspects of vocabulary teaching and learning. The contributions present the results of original empirical research in the field by well-known scholars as well as some comprehensive reviews. The different approaches adopted by the researchers participating in this volume should be of interest to graduate students and researchers working in the area of second language acquisition. Second Language Acquisition July 2010 240pp Hbk ISBN 9781847692894 £69.95 / US$129.95 / CAN$129.95 / €84.95 Pbk ISBN 9781847692887 £29.95 / US$49.95 / CAN$49.95 / €34.95 For further information click on the following link: http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781847692887 Removal 17 October 2010 |
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THE INTERCULTURAL DYNAMICS OF MULTICULTURAL
WORKING Edited by Manuela Guilherme (Universidade de Coimbra), Evelyne Glaser (Johannes Kepler Universität Linz) and María del Carmen (Universidad de Jaén) This volume illustrates a new manner to examine intercultural communication competence in a global society. It is a must read for scholars and practitioners of intercultural/multicultural work teams. John Oetzel, University of New Mexico, USA This book is a theoretical and practical discussion of intercultural communication and interaction and is aimed at academic courses as well as professional development programmes. It focuses, from a critical perspective, on the intercultural dynamics established between the members of multicultural groups/teams in various types of work environments. Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education July 2010 264pp Hbk ISBN 9781847692863 £69.95 / US$129.95 / CAN$129.95 / €79.95 Pbk ISBN 9781847692856 £24.95 / US$49.95 / CAN$49.95 / €29.95 For further information click on the following link: http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781847692856 Removal 17 October 2010 |
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LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY IN SLA Thinking for Speaking Edited by ZhaoHong Han (Columbia University) and Teresa Cadierno (University of Southern Denmark) This is a landmark publication - the first to concertedly address the implications for SLA of Slobin's thinking-for-speaking hypothesis. Do processes of conceptualisation that L1s predispose speakers to affect their L2 production, and if so in what ways? Can we 're-think' for L2 speaking, and what cognitive abilities enable this? The research issues this book raises are fundamentally important for SLA theory and pedagogy alike. Peter Robinson, Professor of Linguistics and SLA, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. This volume addresses the growing interest amongst second language acquisition researchers in linguistic relativity. The chapter authors conceptually explore and empirically investigate the relevance of Slobin’s Thinking-for-Speaking Hypothesis to adult second language acquisition. The studies offer compelling evidence of the recalcitrant effects of L1-shaped cognition on second language production. Second Language Acquisition June 2010 232pp Hbk ISBN 9781847692771 £59.95 / US$99.95 / CAN$99.95 / €74.95 For further information click on the following link: http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781847692771 Removal 17 October 2010 |
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