0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Browse All Departments
Price
  • R100 - R250 (5)
  • R250 - R500 (43)
  • R500+ (314)
  • -
Status
Format
Author / Contributor
Publisher

Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > Specific skills > General

Reading for Today 3: Issues (Paperback, 5th edition): Lorraine Smith, Nancy Mare Reading for Today 3: Issues (Paperback, 5th edition)
Lorraine Smith, Nancy Mare
R1,282 Discovery Miles 12 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Reading for Today is five-level reading skills program that systematically develops students' reading and vocabulary skills.

Mind Matters in SLA (Paperback): Clare Wright, Thorsten Piske, Martha Young-Scholten Mind Matters in SLA (Paperback)
Clare Wright, Thorsten Piske, Martha Young-Scholten
R1,223 Discovery Miles 12 230 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book examines key issues in theories of what language is and what happens in the mind during second language acquisition (SLA), inspiring readers to think in new and exciting ways about language learning and teaching. Chapters, written by both established and rising star scholars, provide cutting-edge insights and new empirical findings on major topics of formal and cognitive linguistics, psycholinguistics and second language development, and offer a coherent, wide-ranging, reader-friendly examination of learner-internal factors in SLA. The first section of the book focuses on issues that are pertinent to our understanding of language acquisition, particularly in relation to syntax. The second section comprises empirical chapters on syntax, the lexicon, phonetics/phonology and language production in English and other languages. These chapters refer to theories and frameworks from within SLA to enable the reader to grasp the key questions and issues that are currently relevant. The final section focuses on research relating to how second language (L2) learners make transitions from one stage of development to the next; it covers state-of-the-art psycholinguistic research concerning how L2 acquisition occurs in real time, and includes discussion of models of L2 development both in and out of the classroom.

Motivational Dynamics in Language Learning (Paperback): Zoltan Doernyei, Peter D. Macintyre, Alastair Henry Motivational Dynamics in Language Learning (Paperback)
Zoltan Doernyei, Peter D. Macintyre, Alastair Henry
R1,035 Discovery Miles 10 350 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This landmark volume offers a collection of conceptual papers and empirical research studies that investigate the dynamics of language learning motivation from a complex dynamic systems perspective. The contributors include some of the most well-established scholars from three continents, all addressing the question of how we can understand motivation if we perceive it as continuously changing and evolving rather than as a fixed learner trait. The data-based studies also provide useful research models and templates for graduate students and scholars in the fields of applied linguistics and SLA who are interested in engaging with the intriguing area of examining language learning in a dynamic vein.

Gendered Identities and Immigrant Language Learning (Paperback): Julia Menard-Warwick Gendered Identities and Immigrant Language Learning (Paperback)
Julia Menard-Warwick
R824 Discovery Miles 8 240 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Based on participant observation in a California English as a Second Language family literacy program, this ethnographic study examines how the complexly gendered life histories of immigrant adults shaped their participation in both the English language classroom and the education of their children, within the contemporary sociohistorical context of increasing Latin American immigration to the United States. Through outlining the connections between (gendered) identity work and language learning, this study builds theoretical and empirical justification for teachers to negotiate classroom practice with each community of learners, responding to students' individual goals, histories, and lives outside the classroom.

Grammar In Context 2: Split Student Book A (Paperback, 7th Student edition): Sandra Elbaum Grammar In Context 2: Split Student Book A (Paperback, 7th Student edition)
Sandra Elbaum
R1,097 Discovery Miles 10 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Reading and Vocabulary Development 1: Facts & Figures (Paperback, 4th edition): Patricia Ackert, Linda Lee Reading and Vocabulary Development 1: Facts & Figures (Paperback, 4th edition)
Patricia Ackert, Linda Lee
R938 Discovery Miles 9 380 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Through wonderful readings and carefully designed activities, this best-selling series helps students develop reading skills and systematically increase their active vocabulary. Learners develop useful and relevant vocabulary while exploring and expanding critical thinking skills.

Great Writing Foundations: Classroom Presentation Tool CD-ROM (CD-ROM, New Ed): Ken Folse Great Writing Foundations: Classroom Presentation Tool CD-ROM (CD-ROM, New Ed)
Ken Folse
R3,601 Discovery Miles 36 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

No other description available.

Weaving It Together 1 (Paperback, 4th edition): Milada Broukal Weaving It Together 1 (Paperback, 4th edition)
Milada Broukal
R1,328 Discovery Miles 13 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Weaving It Together helps learners build reading and writing skills through relevant readings and carefully structured writing exercises. By balancing these two necessary competencies, learners seamlessly develop both language and academic skills.

Contemporary Language Motivation Theory - 60 Years Since Gardner and Lambert (1959) (Paperback): Ali H. Al-Hoorie, Peter D.... Contemporary Language Motivation Theory - 60 Years Since Gardner and Lambert (1959) (Paperback)
Ali H. Al-Hoorie, Peter D. Macintyre
R1,153 Discovery Miles 11 530 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This book brings together contributions from the leaders of the language learning motivation field. The varied chapters demonstrate how Gardner's work remains integral to a diverse range of contemporary theoretical issues underlying the psychology of language, even today, 60 years after the publication of Gardner and Lambert's seminal 1959 paper. The chapters cover a wide selection of topics related to applied linguistics, second language acquisition, social psychology, sociology, methodology and historical issues. The book advances thinking on cutting-edge topics in these diverse areas, providing a wealth of information for both students and established scholars that show the continuing and future importance of Gardner and Lambert's ideas.

A Guide To Korean Characters (Hardcover, 3rd Revised edition): Bruce K. Grant A Guide To Korean Characters (Hardcover, 3rd Revised edition)
Bruce K. Grant
R612 Discovery Miles 6 120 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This invaluable dictionary of characters for modern readers includes an introduction to the standard written orthography of the Korean language, hangeul alphabet, and the 1,800 Chinese characters tought in Korean schools. Background on the characters themselves is included, as well as a guide on how to write and look up by radicals in any Chinese dictionary. This handbook functions as a character dictionary: its entries are arranged in stroke-count order and it contains both a radical and a phonetic index.

Idiomatic Mastery in a First and Second Language (Paperback): Monica Karlsson Idiomatic Mastery in a First and Second Language (Paperback)
Monica Karlsson
R1,148 Discovery Miles 11 480 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The comprehension, retention and production of idiomatic expressions is one of the most difficult areas of the lexicon for second language (L2) learners, even very advanced students, to master. This book investigates this under-researched and interesting aspect of language acquisition, shedding light on both conventional uses of idiomatic expressions as well as creative variant forms. The chapters in the book delve into different aspects of idiomatic mastery: students' comprehension of canonically used idioms in both their first and second language; the effects of multimedia and visualization techniques on learners' comprehension and retention of L2 idioms; students' misinterpretations of L2 idioms; L2 learners' comprehension of creative idiom variants and their use of idioms in free composition writing.

Legal English - An Introduction to the Legal Language and Culture of the United States (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Teresa... Legal English - An Introduction to the Legal Language and Culture of the United States (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Teresa Kissane Brostoff, Ann Sinsheimer
R1,467 Discovery Miles 14 670 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Legal English effectively communicates to students the nuances of legal language in the United States. Professors Brostoff and Sinsheimer of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law unravel the legal system and study of law by using legal English in actual problems and exercises.
This book acquaints readers with the two most important skills-legal research and writing-and approaches each problem and exercise from a different legal subject area. By discussing problem-solving techniques in a wide variety of topics, this workbook successfully increases student levels in reading and understanding legal documents.
The new edition features revised and updated exercises, including: new internet research skills exercises, new writing and language exercises, and an expanded appellate advocacy section.

Grammar in Context 3 (Paperback, 6th edition): Sandra Elbaum Grammar in Context 3 (Paperback, 6th edition)
Sandra Elbaum
R1,671 Discovery Miles 16 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Sixth Edition of the best-selling Grammar in Context series, inspires learners through compelling stories, National Geographic images, and content, relevant to students' lives. Students learn more, remember more, and use language more effectively when they learn grammar in context.

Developing Speaking Skills in MFL (Paperback): Ceri James Developing Speaking Skills in MFL (Paperback)
Ceri James; Introduction by Ann Woods; Mike Clarke, Ann Woods
R271 Discovery Miles 2 710 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Twelve schools in Wales have taken part in a project aimed at raising the standard of pupils' performance in speaking a modern foreign language. In this text, teachers, pupils and observers reflect on the lessons learned and give some practical advice on what worked, and why. The partners for the project are: National Comenius Centre of Wales; WOED; OHMCI; and CILT.

Shaping Writing Grades - Collocation and Writing Context Effects (Paperback): Lee McCallum, Philip Durrant Shaping Writing Grades - Collocation and Writing Context Effects (Paperback)
Lee McCallum, Philip Durrant
R617 Discovery Miles 6 170 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This Element explores relationships between collocations, writing quality, and learner and contextual variables in a first-year composition (FYC) programme. Comprising three studies, the Element is anchored in understanding phraseological complexity and its sub-constructs of sophistication and diversity. First, the authors look at sophistication through association measures. They tap into how these measures may tell us different types of information about collocation via a cluster analysis. Selected measures from this clustering are used in a cumulative links model to establish relationships between these measures, measures of diversity and measures of task, the language background of the writer and individual writer variation, and writing quality scores. A third qualitative study of the statistically significant predictors helps understand how writers use collocations and why they might be favoured or downgraded by raters. This Element concludes by considering the implications of this modelling for assessment.

Language Development - Individual Differences in a Social Context (Hardcover): James Law, Sheena Reilly, Cristina McKean Language Development - Individual Differences in a Social Context (Hardcover)
James Law, Sheena Reilly, Cristina McKean
R4,130 Discovery Miles 41 300 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The majority of children acquire language effortlessly but approximately 10% of all children find it difficult especially in the early or preschool years with consequences for many aspects of their subsequent development and experience: literacy, social skills, educational qualifications, mental health and employment. With contributions from an international team of researchers, this book is the first to draw together a series of new analyses of data related to children's language development, primarily from large-scale nationally representative population studies, and to bring a public health perspective to the field. The book begins with a section on factors influencing the patterns of language development. A second section explores continuity and change in language development over time. The third explores the impact on individuals with developmental language disorders (DLD), the effectiveness of available interventions, and broader issues about the need for equity in the delivery of services to those with DLD.

Learning Vocabulary in Another Language (Hardcover, 3rd Revised edition): I.S.P. Nation Learning Vocabulary in Another Language (Hardcover, 3rd Revised edition)
I.S.P. Nation
R3,153 Discovery Miles 31 530 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Vocabulary is now well recognized as an important focus in language teaching and learning. Now in its third edition, this book provides an engaging, authoritative guide to the teaching and learning of vocabulary in another language. It contains descriptions of numerous vocabulary learning strategies, which are supported by reference to experimental research, case studies, and teaching experience. It also describes what vocabulary learners need to know to be effective language users. This new edition has been updated to incorporate the wealth of research that has come out of the past decade. It also includes a new chapter on out of-classroom learning, which explores the effect of the Internet and electronic resources on learning. This vital resource for all vocabulary researchers shows that by taking a systematic approach to vocabulary learning, teachers can make the best use of class time and help learners get the best return for their learning effort.

Deutsch in Fach Und Beruf - Aktuelle Fragen Und Neue Ansaetze Der Fremdsprachenvermittlung (German, Hardcover): Ellen Tichy,... Deutsch in Fach Und Beruf - Aktuelle Fragen Und Neue Ansaetze Der Fremdsprachenvermittlung (German, Hardcover)
Ellen Tichy, Felicitas Tesch
R1,285 Discovery Miles 12 850 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Der stetig wachsende internationale Arbeitsmarkt fordert mehr denn je berufsbezogene Sprach- und Fachkenntnisse von Absolventinnen und Absolventen der einschlagigen Studiengange. Der Anteil an berufs- und fachsprachlichen Ausbildungsinhalten in den Curricula philologischer bzw. germanistischer Studiengange im In- und Ausland nimmt zu. Mittlerweile sind sie ein integraler Bestandteil an den meisten Studienstandorten, oft auch durch bildungspolitische Vorgaben gefordert. Die Beitrage dieses Sammelbandes belegen, dass sowohl innovative Konzepte fur den Fachsprachenunterricht entwickelt werden als auch Forschungsansatze existieren, die sich mit konzeptionellen und terminologischen Fragestellungen auseinandersetzen.

Weaving It Together 2 (Paperback, 4th edition): Milada Broukal Weaving It Together 2 (Paperback, 4th edition)
Milada Broukal
R1,334 Discovery Miles 13 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Weaving It Together helps learners build reading and writing skills through relevant readings and carefully structured writing exercises. By balancing these two necessary competencies, learners seamlessly develop both language and academic skills.

Intercultural Learning in Language Education and Beyond - Evolving Concepts, Perspectives and Practices (Hardcover): Troy... Intercultural Learning in Language Education and Beyond - Evolving Concepts, Perspectives and Practices (Hardcover)
Troy McConachy, Irina Golubeva, Manuela Wagner
R3,888 Discovery Miles 38 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book provides a contemporary and critical examination of the theoretical and pedagogical impact of Michael Byram's pioneering work on intercultural communicative competence and intercultural citizenship within the field of language education and beyond. The chapters address important theoretical and empirical work on the teaching, learning, and assessment of intercultural learning, and highlight how individual language educators and communities of practice enact intercultural learning in locally appropriate ways. The book offers comprehensive, up-to-date and accessible knowledge for researchers, teachers, teacher-trainers and students.

Bilingual Development in Childhood (Paperback): Annick De Houwer Bilingual Development in Childhood (Paperback)
Annick De Houwer
R617 Discovery Miles 6 170 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In the first decade of life, children become bilingual in different language learning environments. Many children start learning two languages from birth (Bilingual First Language Acquisition). In early childhood hitherto monolingual children start hearing a second language through daycare or preschool (Early Second Language Acquisition). Yet other hitherto monolingual children in middle childhood may acquire a second language only after entering school (Second Language Acquisition). This Element explains how these different language learning settings dynamically affect bilingual children's language learning trajectories. All children eventually learn to speak the societal language, but they often do not learn to fluently speak their non-societal language and may even stop speaking it. Children's and families' harmonious bilingualism is threatened if bilingual children do not develop high proficiency in both languages. Educational institutions and parental conversational practices play a pivotal role in supporting harmonious bilingual development.

Future Research Directions for Applied Linguistics (Paperback): Simone E Pfenninger, Judit Navracsics Future Research Directions for Applied Linguistics (Paperback)
Simone E Pfenninger, Judit Navracsics
R1,106 Discovery Miles 11 060 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This edited volume provides an overview of current thinking and directions for further research in applied linguistics by bringing together in a single volume a range of perspectives regarding original research agendas and innovative methodological approaches. It focuses not only on the challenges that applied linguistics researchers have been facing in recent years but also on producing workable and productive research designs and on identifying ways of how alternatives to conventional research methodologies can be used. Discussions featured in the volume include the so-called 'Bilingual Advantage' in psycho- and neurolinguistics; the optimal starting age debate in foreign language learning; the growing interest among applied linguists in more nuanced and more complex (statistical) data analysis and the priority given to more descriptive and social approaches to linguistics rather than to theorising. The collection will be a useful reference and stimulus for students, researchers and professionals working in the areas of applied linguistics, psycholinguistics, second language acquisition and second language education.

Lire et Ecrire - La Composition par le Texte (French, Paperback): Sadia Zoubir-Shaw Lire et Ecrire - La Composition par le Texte (French, Paperback)
Sadia Zoubir-Shaw
R1,988 R1,746 Discovery Miles 17 460 Save R242 (12%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A l'encontre d'autres manuels de francais, Lire et ecrire est fonde sur l'exploration des techniques et strategies d'ecriture par l'analyse structurale et textuelle, et reunit processus et pratique en proposant les outils necessaires au perfectionnement des capacites de lecture, de comprehension et d'ecriture. Tous les chapitres commencent par l'exploration de modeles litteraires francais et francophones suivis de nombreuses activites stimulant une reflexion critique sur les textes et auteurs presentes afin de mieux comprendre le lien entre style et structure. La pratique systematique d'exercices syntaxiques et semantiques, les activites d'ecriture imitant divers modeles stylistiques, l'etude d'expressions idiomatiques et dictons, la reconnaissance des faux amis pour eviter les pieges de la traduction, les activites de recherche guidee, et les questions de discussions ne sont que quelques exemples de la richesse pedagogique de Lire et ecrire.

Immersion at University Level - Rethinking Policies, approaches and implementations (Paperback): Helene Knoerr, Alysse Weinberg Immersion at University Level - Rethinking Policies, approaches and implementations (Paperback)
Helene Knoerr, Alysse Weinberg
R937 Discovery Miles 9 370 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

L'immersion francaise est nee dans les annees 1960 dans une ecole primaire en banlieue de Montreal afin de repondre aux besoins des enfants anglophones appeles a vivre dans le nouveau contexte francophone du Quebec. Si elle s'est rapidement repandue dans les etablissements primaires et secondaires du Canada, elle demeure, aujourd'hui encore, pratiquement inexistante au niveau universitaire. Pourtant, Graham Fraser, le Commissaire aux langues officielles, porte-parole federal en matiere de promotion et de protection des droits linguistiques, a maintes fois recommande que l'offre d'immersion se poursuive au niveau postsecondaire. Le present ouvrage fait echo a cette recommandation; en effet, le titre de cet ouvrage fait allusion au caractere eminemment politique de tout amenagement linguistique, en particulier dans un contexte bilingue ou plurilingue. La preface de Graham Fraser situe le concept d'immersion dans une perspective historique des debats linguistiques au Canada. L'ouvrage fait etat des politiques linguistiques et des programmes d'immersion francaise dans les etablissements universitaires en recensant les dispositifs des universites canadiennes et, plus specifiquement, ceux de l'Universite d'Ottawa. Un cadre de reference pour les etablissements universitaires canadiens et etrangers. Ce livre est publie en anglais. - French immersion came to life in a primary school in the suburbs of Montreal in the 1960s. This was done to meet the needs of anglophone children who had to live in the new francophone context in Quebec. While immersion spread rapidly in primary and secondary institutions in Canada, it remains, to this day, almost inexistant at the university level. However, Graham Fraser, the Commissioner of Official Languages - the federal spokesperson with regards to the promotion and protection of linguistic rights - recommended on multiple occasions that immersion continue at the post-secondary level. This volume revisits this recommendation; indeed, the title of this book alludes to the highly political nature of any linguistic accommodation, especially in a bilingual or plurilingual context. The preface by Graham Fraser places the concept of immersion in a historical perspective within the linguistic debates in Canada. The book presents linguistic policies and French immersion programs in higher education institutions through identification of the arrangements in Canadian universities, and more specifically those at the University of Ottawa. This is a frame of reference for higher education institutions in Canada and abroad. This book is published in English.

Chinese Characters (Paperback, New issue of 1927 ed): L. Wieger Chinese Characters (Paperback, New issue of 1927 ed)
L. Wieger
R1,175 R973 Discovery Miles 9 730 Save R202 (17%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Rich analysis of 2,300 characters according to traditional systems into primitives. Also reference lexicon of 7,000 characters.

Free Delivery
Pinterest Twitter Facebook Google+
You may like...
Bundle: Pathways: Reading, Writing, and…
Mari Vargo Paperback R800 Discovery Miles 8 000
Great Writing 5: Student Book with…
Keith Folse Paperback R1,392 Discovery Miles 13 920
Meet Me in Brazil - Summertown Readers
Julie Woodward Paperback R469 Discovery Miles 4 690
Bundle: Pathways: Listening, Speaking…
Kristin Johannsen Book R801 Discovery Miles 8 010
Great Writing 1: Student Book with…
Keith Folse Paperback R1,388 Discovery Miles 13 880
Pathways: Reading, Writing, and Critical…
Mari Vargo Paperback R801 Discovery Miles 8 010
Reflect Reading & Writing 4: Student's…
Christien Lee Paperback R977 Discovery Miles 9 770
Reading and Vocabulary Development 4…
Patricia Ackert, Linda Lee Paperback R909 Discovery Miles 9 090
Pathways: Reading, Writing, and Critical…
Mari Vargo Paperback R526 Discovery Miles 5 260
Reading Explorer 4: Student Book and…
Nancy Douglas, David Bohlke Paperback R1,206 Discovery Miles 12 060

 

Partners