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Language and Globalization - An Autoethnographic Approach (Paperback): Maryam Borjian Language and Globalization - An Autoethnographic Approach (Paperback)
Maryam Borjian
R1,383 Discovery Miles 13 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In this collection of real-life, personal narratives on the theme of language and globalization, scholars from a range of different sub-disciplines of linguistics, time periods, and geographical spaces throughout the world examine the interaction and intersectionality of languages and globalization and the implications of such interactions for world languages and cultures. A feature of the book is the application of autoethnography as its underlying approach/method, in which contributors draw on their own lived experiences (of life, scholarship, and work) to investigate and reflect on linguistic globalization and its issues and challenges against the backdrop of the globalized world of the 21st century.

Language and Globalization - An Autoethnographic Approach (Hardcover): Maryam Borjian Language and Globalization - An Autoethnographic Approach (Hardcover)
Maryam Borjian
R3,794 Discovery Miles 37 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In this collection of real-life, personal narratives on the theme of language and globalization, scholars from a range of different sub-disciplines of linguistics, time periods, and geographical spaces throughout the world examine the interaction and intersectionality of languages and globalization and the implications of such interactions for world languages and cultures. A feature of the book is the application of autoethnography as its underlying approach/method, in which contributors draw on their own lived experiences (of life, scholarship, and work) to investigate and reflect on linguistic globalization and its issues and challenges against the backdrop of the globalized world of the 21st century.

Bridges to Consciousness - Complexes and complexity (Paperback): Nancy M. Krieger Bridges to Consciousness - Complexes and complexity (Paperback)
Nancy M. Krieger
R1,666 Discovery Miles 16 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book investigates consciousness as an emergent state arising from the global functioning of the brain and the body. In this research Krieger applies these concepts to analytical psychology, particularly to the constellation of the complex and of the archetype. Global brain functioning is considered as a complex system whose macroscopic, emergent patterns such as thoughts and behaviours are determined by physical parameters including emotion, memory, and perception. The concept of the feeling-toned complex was among the first of the theories to be developed by Jung, and the theories of complexity and dynamical systems which subsequently developed in the physical sciences did not exist at the time. This book takes a new look at the feeling-toned complex as a basin of attraction which competes for consciousness against other complexes to determine behaviour. By drawing parallels between current ideas in neuroscience and Jung's more traditional theories, Krieger discusses the relevance for both psychotherapy and everyday life. Bridges to Consciousness considers the importance of the link between emotion and the complex in both the establishment of consciousness and the determination of self-esteem, making the work relevant to therapists and analysts. This book will also awaken interest in complexes in both the Jungian and wider neuroscientific research communities and will therefore interest researchers and academics in the field of psychology who want an insight into how the ideas of Jung can be applied beyond the traditional analytic field.

Advances and Current Trends in Language Teacher Identity Research (Paperback): Yin Ling Cheung, Selim Ben Said, Kwanghyun Park Advances and Current Trends in Language Teacher Identity Research (Paperback)
Yin Ling Cheung, Selim Ben Said, Kwanghyun Park
R1,389 Discovery Miles 13 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book presents the latest research on understanding language teacher identity and development for both novice and experienced researchers and educators, and introduces non-experts in language teacher education to key topics in teacher identity research. It covers a wide range of backgrounds, themes, and subjects pertaining to language teacher identity and development. Some of these include the effects of apprenticeship in doctoral training on novice teacher identity; the impacts of mid-career redundancy on the professional identities of teachers; challenges faced by teachers in the construction of their professional identities; the emerging professional identity of pre-service teachers; teacher identity development of beginning teachers; the role of emotions in the professional identities of non-native English speaking teachers; the negotiation of professional identities by female academics. Advances and Current Trends in Language Teacher Identity Research will appeal to academics in ELT/TESOL/applied linguistics. It will also be useful to those who are non-experts in language teacher education, yet still need to know about theories and recent advances in the area due to varying reasons including their affiliation to a teacher training institute; needs to participate in projects on language teacher education; and teaching a course for pre-service and in-service language teachers.

The Education of Language Minority Immigrants in the United States (Paperback): Terrence Wiley, Jin Sook Lee, Russell W.... The Education of Language Minority Immigrants in the United States (Paperback)
Terrence Wiley, Jin Sook Lee, Russell W. Rumberger
R909 Discovery Miles 9 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Education of Language Minority Immigrants in the United States draws from quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to inform educational policy and practice. It is based on cutting-edge research and policy analyses from a number of well-known experts on immigrant language minority education in the USA. The collection includes contributions on the acquisition of English, language shift, the maintenance of heritage languages, prospects for long-term educational achievement, how family background, economic status, and gender and identity influence academic adjustment and achievement, challenges for appropriate language testing and placement, and examples of advocacy action research. It concludes with a thoughtful commentary aimed at broadening our understanding of the need to provide quality immigrant language minority education within the context of globalization. This collection will be of value to students and researchers interested in promoting educational equity and achievement for immigrant language minority students.

Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Classrooms - New Dilemmas for Teachers (Paperback): Jennifer Miller, Alex Kostogriz,... Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Classrooms - New Dilemmas for Teachers (Paperback)
Jennifer Miller, Alex Kostogriz, Margaret Gearon
R786 Discovery Miles 7 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A critical reality of contemporary education in a globalised world is the growing cultural, racial and linguistic diversity in schools and the issues involved in educating increasing numbers of students who are still learning the dominant language. This poses extraordinary challenges for second and foreign language teachers in many countries, where such students must engage with the mainstream curriculum in a new language. What do these increasingly plurilingual and multicultural classrooms look like? And how do language teachers address the challenges of such diverse classrooms? This book brings together a group of well-recognised language education scholars who present their research in a range of international settings. They focus on the key areas of pedagogy, language policy and curriculum and exemplify new research directions in the field.

NABE Review of Research and Practice - Volume 3 (Hardcover, New): Virginia Gonzalez, Josefina Tinajero NABE Review of Research and Practice - Volume 3 (Hardcover, New)
Virginia Gonzalez, Josefina Tinajero
R2,883 Discovery Miles 28 830 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE) published electronic issues of Volumes 1 and 2 of the "NABE Journal of Research and Practice" to offer archival records of 2002 and 2003 NABE conferences presentations. Beginning with Volume 3, the title of the publication is changed to "NABE Review of Research and Practice" and is published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. for NABE.
"NABE Review of Research and Practice, Volume 3" fulfills the following goals:
*to establish an annual archival record of cutting-edge NABE conference presentations that generate new knowledge and advance the field of bilingual education research;
*to mentor junior scholars within the academic setting by providing an outlet for developing a publication record with the assistance of established scholars, and by publishing guidelines for developing high-quality dissertation research proposals and completed studies, and for university-based efforts to mentor doctoral students in bilingual education;
*to offer, in the "Research" section, an outlet for theoretical and applied research studies that represent innovative conceptual and philosophical perspectives, and that also implement innovative methodologies for solving theoretical and applied problems in bilingual education;
*to provide, in the "Applied" "Education/Action Research" section, an outlet for case studies, position papers, and action research that comes from practitioners in the field of bilingual education who are implementing research methodologies in their own classrooms or school districts (e.g., teacher-based research, evaluation studies conducted in the implementation of bilingual educationfederal and state grants); and
*to present, in the "Position Papers and Reflections" section, reflections of experiences of bilingual researchers, practitioners, and public school and higher education students that give insightful self-accounts of the experiences of ethnic minority students, scholars, and educators that allow readers to learn from them as role models and advocates.
For further information on NABE conferences and publications visit the NABE Web page at www.nabe.org.

A Critical Auto/Ethnography of Learning Spanish - Intercultural competence on the gringo trail? (Hardcover): Phiona Stanley A Critical Auto/Ethnography of Learning Spanish - Intercultural competence on the gringo trail? (Hardcover)
Phiona Stanley
R4,493 Discovery Miles 44 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The premise that intercultural contact produces intercultural competence underpins much rationalization of backpacker tourism and in-country language education. However, if insufficiently problematized, pre-existing constructions of cultural 'otherness' may hinder intercultural competence development. This is nowhere truer than in contexts in which wide disparities of power, wealth, and privilege exist, and where such positionings may go unproblematized. This study contributes to theoretical understandings of how intercultural competence develops through intercultural contact situations through a detailed, multiple case study of three conceptually comparable contexts in which Western backpackers study Spanish in Latin America. This experience, often 'bundled' with home-stay, volunteer work, social, and tourist experiences, offers a rich set of empirical data within which to understand the nature of intercultural competence and the processes through which it may be developed. Models of a single, context-free, transferable intercultural competence are rejected. Instead, suggestions are made as to how educators might help prepare intercultural sojourners by scaffolding their intercultural reflections and problematizing their own intersectional identities and their assumptions. The study is a critical ethnography with elements of autoethnographic reflection. The book therefore also contributes to development of this qualitative research methodology and provides an empirical example of its application.

Multilingualism in Mathematics Classrooms - Global Perspectives (Paperback): Richard Barwell Multilingualism in Mathematics Classrooms - Global Perspectives (Paperback)
Richard Barwell
R780 Discovery Miles 7 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Mathematics classrooms are increasingly multilingual, whether they are found in linguistically diverse societies, urban melting pots or planned bilingual programs. The chapters in this book present and discuss examples of mathematics classroom life from a range of multilingual classroom settings, and use these examples to draw out and discuss key issues for the teaching and learning of mathematics and language. These issues relate to pedagogy, students' learning, curriculum, assessment, policy and aspects of educational theory. The contributions are based on research conducted in mathematics classrooms in Europe, South Asia, North America and Australia. Recurring issues for the learning of mathematics include the relationship between language and mathematics, the relationship between formal and informal mathematical language, and the relationship between students' home languages and the official language of schooling.

The Critical Turn in Language and Intercultural Communication Pedagogy - Theory, Research and Practice (Hardcover): Maria... The Critical Turn in Language and Intercultural Communication Pedagogy - Theory, Research and Practice (Hardcover)
Maria Dasli, Adriana Raquel Diaz
R4,784 Discovery Miles 47 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This edited research volume explores the development of what can be described as the 'critical turn' in intercultural communication pedagogy, with a particular focus on modern/foreign language education. The main aim is to trace the realisations of this critical turn against a background of unequal power relations, and to illuminate the role that radical culture educators can play in the making of a more democratic and egalitarian social order. The volume takes as a starting point the idea that criticality draws on a number of intellectual traditions, which do not always focus on social and political critique, and argues that because ideological hegemony impacts on the meanings that people create and share, intercultural communication pedagogy ought to locate itself within wider socio-political contexts. With reference points drawn from critical and transnational social theory, critical pedagogy and intercultural theory, contributors to this volume provide readers with powerful ways that show how this can be achieved, and together assess the impact that their understanding of criticality can make on modern/foreign language education. The volume is divided into three major parts, namely: 'theorising critically', 'researching critically' and 'teaching critically'.

Social Justice through Multilingual Education (Paperback): Tove Skutnabb-Kangas, Robert Phillipson, Ajit K. Mohanty, Minati... Social Justice through Multilingual Education (Paperback)
Tove Skutnabb-Kangas, Robert Phillipson, Ajit K. Mohanty, Minati Panda
R923 Discovery Miles 9 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The principles for enabling children to become fully proficient multilinguals through schooling are well known. Even so, most indigenous/tribal, minority and marginalised children are not provided with appropriate mother-tongue-based multilingual education (MLE) that would enable them to succeed in school and society. In this book experts from around the world ask why this is, and show how it can be done. The book discusses general principles and challenges in depth and presents case studies from Canada and the USA, northern Europe, Peru, Africa, India, Nepal and elsewhere in Asia. Analysis by leading scholars in the field shows the importance of building on local experience. Sharing local solutions globally can lead to better theory, and to action for more social justice and equality through education.

Family Language Policies in a Multilingual World - Opportunities, Challenges, and Consequences (Paperback): John Macalister,... Family Language Policies in a Multilingual World - Opportunities, Challenges, and Consequences (Paperback)
John Macalister, Seyed Hadi Mirvahedi
R1,377 Discovery Miles 13 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Through case studies from around the world, this book illustrates the opportunities and challenges facing families negotiating the issues of language maintenance and language learning in the home. Every family living in a bi/multilingual environment faces the question of what language(s) to speak with their children and must make a decision, consciously or otherwise, about these issues. Exploring links between language policy in the home and wider society in a range of diverse settings, the contributors utilize various research tools, including interviews, questionnaires, observations, and archival document analysis, to explore linguistic ideologies and practices of family members in the home, illuminating how these are shaped by macro-level societal processes.

Teaching Writing for Academic Purposes to Multilingual Students - Instructional Approaches (Hardcover): John Bitchener, Neomy... Teaching Writing for Academic Purposes to Multilingual Students - Instructional Approaches (Hardcover)
John Bitchener, Neomy Storch, Rosemary Wette
R3,763 Discovery Miles 37 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Examining what is involved in learning to write for academic purposes from a variety of perspectives, this book focuses in particular on issues related to academic writing instruction in diverse contexts, both geographical and disciplinary. Informed by current theory and research, leading experts in the field explain and illustrate instructional programs, tasks, and activities that help L2/multilingual writers develop knowledge of different genres, disciplinary expectations, and expertise in applying what they have learned in both educational and professional contexts.

Writing in Foreign Language Contexts - Learning, Teaching, and Research (Paperback): Rosa Manchón Writing in Foreign Language Contexts - Learning, Teaching, and Research (Paperback)
Rosa Manchón
R916 Discovery Miles 9 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book represents the most comprehensive account to date of foreign language (FL) writing. Its basic aim is to reflect critically on where the field is now and where it needs need to go next in the exploration of FL writing at the levels of theory, research, and pedagogy, hence the two parts of the book: 'Looking back' and 'Looking ahead'. The chapters in Part I offer accounts of both the inquiry process followed and the main insights gained in various long-term research programs. The chapters in Part 2 contribute a retrospective analysis of the available empirical research and of professional experiences in an attempt to move forward. The book invites the reader to step back and rethink seemingly well established knowledge about L2 writing in light of what is known about writing in FL contexts.

Leading Learning for ELL Students - Strategies for Success (Paperback): Catherine Beck, Heidi Pace Leading Learning for ELL Students - Strategies for Success (Paperback)
Catherine Beck, Heidi Pace
R833 Discovery Miles 8 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Grounded in current research and award-winning practice, this important book provides a blueprint for school leaders to successfully implement programs and policies for creating an equitable learning environment for English Language Learners (ELLs). Full of accessible examples, strategies, checklists and solutions, this book covers topics such as elementary and secondary home visitation, family literacy programs, first-generation college attendance, family-school partnerships, second-language instruction, culturally responsive teaching and professional development. The guidance provided in Leading Learning for ELL Students can be put into practice immediately, and will help leaders at all levels address the changing landscape of their student populations to ensure the success of all students.

Language and Community in Early England - Imagining Distance in Medieval Literature (Hardcover): Emily Butler Language and Community in Early England - Imagining Distance in Medieval Literature (Hardcover)
Emily Butler
R4,206 Discovery Miles 42 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book examines the development of English as a written vernacular and identifies that development as a process of community building that occurred in a multilingual context. Moving through the eighth century to the thirteenth century, and finally to the sixteenth-century antiquarians who collected medieval manuscripts, it suggests that this important period in the history of English can only be understood if we loosen our insistence on a sharp divide between Old and Middle English and place the textuality of this period in the framework of a multilingual matrix. The book examines a wide range of materials, including the works of Bede, the Alfredian circle, and Wulfstan, as well as the mid-eleventh-century Encomium Emmae Reginae, the Tremulous Hand of Worcester, the Ancrene Wisse, and Matthew Parker's study of Old English manuscripts. Engaging foundational theories of textual community and intellectual community, this book provides a crucial link with linguistic distance. Perceptions of distance, whether between English and other languages or between different forms of English, are fundamental to the formation of textual community, since the awareness of shared language that can shape or reinforce a sense of communal identity only has meaning by contrast with other languages or varieties. The book argues that the precocious rise of English as a written vernacular has its basis in precisely these communal negotiations of linguistic distance, the effects of which were still playing out in the religious and political upheavals of the sixteenth century. Ultimately, the book argues that the tension of linguistic distance provides the necessary energy for the community-building activities of annotation and glossing, translation, compilation, and other uses of texts and manuscripts. This will be an important volume for literary scholars of the medieval period, and those working on the early modern period, both on literary topics and on historical studies of English nationalism. It will also appeal to those with interests in sociolinguistics, history of the English language, and medieval religious history.

English as a Local Language - Post-colonial Identities and Multilingual Practices (Paperback, New): Christina Higgins English as a Local Language - Post-colonial Identities and Multilingual Practices (Paperback, New)
Christina Higgins
R773 Discovery Miles 7 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

When analyzed in multilingual contexts, English is often treated as an entity that is separable from its linguistic environment. It is often the case, however, that multilinguals use English in hybrid and transcultural ways. This book explores how multilingual East Africans make use of English as a local resource in their everyday practices by examining a range of domains, including workplace conversation, beauty pageants, hip hop and advertising. Drawing on the Bakhtinian concept of multivocality, the author uses discourse analysis and ethnographic approaches to demonstrate the range of linguistic and cultural hybridity found across these domains, and to consider the constraints on hybridity in each context. By focusing on the cultural and linguistic bricolage in which English is often found, the book illustrates how multilinguals respond to the tension between local identification and dominant conceptualizations of English as a language for global communication.

Language Allegiances and Bilingualism in the US (Paperback): M. Rafael Salaberry Language Allegiances and Bilingualism in the US (Paperback)
M. Rafael Salaberry
R778 Discovery Miles 7 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book analyses the concept of language allegiances, and, more broadly, language-based identities in a multilingual society such as the US. The guiding theme of the chapters that comprise this volume is the identification of specific beliefs and attitudes towards language, and how these lead to particular actions in the spheres of language ideology, legal litigation, educational agendas, political strategies and cultural identities. The authors share the idea that, whether it is based on reality or a perception of reality, there is a privileged connection between language and identity.

Becoming Interculturally Competent through Education and Training (Paperback): Anwei Feng, Michael Byram, Mike Fleming Becoming Interculturally Competent through Education and Training (Paperback)
Anwei Feng, Michael Byram, Mike Fleming
R779 Discovery Miles 7 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The development of intercultural competence is the avowed purpose of teachers/trainers in commercial training and further and higher education, and yet the approaches are often seen as different and even in opposition. This book shows that there is complementarity in 'education' and 'training' in theory and in practice. The first group of chapters focuses on analysis of intercultural experience and the competence needed to be successful in that experience. The following chapters describe the practice of courses in both commercial and educational contexts where it becomes evident that 'education' and 'training' are indeed complementary without denying the tensions which exist and the expectations different learner groups may have. This book is thus not simply another discussion of the theory of interculturality but a juxtaposition of theory and practice to the benefit of both.

Content and Language Integrated Learning - Evidence from Research in Europe (Paperback): Yolanda Ruiz De Zarobe, Rosa Maria... Content and Language Integrated Learning - Evidence from Research in Europe (Paperback)
Yolanda Ruiz De Zarobe, Rosa Maria Jimenez Catalan
R906 Discovery Miles 9 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book contributes to the growth of interest in Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), an approach to second/foreign language learning that requires the use of the target language to learn content. Within the framework of European strategies to promote multilingualism, CLIL has begun to be used extensively in a variety of language learning contexts, and at different educational systems and language programmes. This book brings together critical analyses on theoretical and implementation issues of Content and Language Integrated Learning, and empirical studies on the effectiveness of this type of instruction on learners' language competence. The basic theoretical assumption behind this book is that through successful use of the language to learn content, learners will develop their language proficiency more effectively while they learn the academic content specified in the curricula.

The Second Language Learning Processes of Students with Specific Learning Difficulties (Hardcover): Judit Kormos The Second Language Learning Processes of Students with Specific Learning Difficulties (Hardcover)
Judit Kormos
R4,202 Discovery Miles 42 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Second Language Learning Processes of Students with Specific Learning Difficulties is the only recent book available to offer a detailed and in-depth discussion of the second language learning processes of students with specific learning difficulties (SpLDs). It summarizes research advances in the fields of cognitive and educational psychology and integrates them with recent studies in the area of second language acquisition (SLA). Thus the book is relevant not only to readers who are particularly interested in the role of specific learning difficulties in learning additional languages, but also to those who would like to understand how individual differences in cognitive functioning influence SLA. The book focuses on four important areas that are particularly relevant for language learners with SpLDs: the processes of SLA in general and the development of reading skills in particular, the effectiveness of pedagogical programs, the assessment of the language competence of students with SpLDs and identifying SpLDs in another language. The book also views learners with SpLDs in their social and educational contexts and elaborates how the barriers in these contexts can affect their language learning processes. This is an excellent resource for language teachers, students, and researchers in the areas of second language acquisition and applied linguistics.

Creating a Multivocal Self - Autoethnography as Method (Hardcover): Julie Choi Creating a Multivocal Self - Autoethnography as Method (Hardcover)
Julie Choi
R4,345 Discovery Miles 43 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Showcasing a new methodology in language learning and identity research, this carefully conceptualized, innovative book explicates the use of autoethnography as a way of re-imagining one's sense of linguistic and cultural identity. A key work for researchers and students in Applied Linguistics and Language Education, it addresses fundamental aspects of research methodology and explores substantive issues relating to individual dimensions of multilingualism. Choi shows convincingly how the learning of a language is inseparable from one's constant searching for a voice, a place, and a self in this world, demonstrating the importance of interrogating what lies behind everyday life events and interactions-the political and ethical implications of the utterances, thoughts, actions, and stories of the self and others. Themes of authenticity, illegitimacy, power relations, perceptions of self/other, cultural discourses and practices, and related issues in multilingual identity development surface in the multi-modal narratives. Chapters on methodology, woven through the book, focus on the process of knowledge production, approaches to writing narratives, the messiness of research writing practices, and the inseparability of writing and research.

Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning (Paperback, 2nd edition): Michael Byram, Adelheid Hu Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Michael Byram, Adelheid Hu
R1,974 Discovery Miles 19 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning is an authoritative reference dealing with all aspects of this increasingly important field of study. Offering a comprehensive range of articles on contemporary language teaching and its history, it has been produced specifically for language teaching professionals and as a reference work for academic studies at postgraduate level. In this new edition, every single entry has been reviewed and updated with reference to new developments and publications. Coverage has been expanded to reflect new technological, global and academic developments, with particular attention to areas such as online and distance learning, teacher and learner cognition, testing, assessment and evaluation, global English and teacher education. Themes and disciplines covered include: Methods and materials, including new technologies and materials development Contexts and concepts, such as mediation, risk-taking in language learning and intercomprehension Influential figures from the early days of language teaching to the contemporary Related disciplines, such as psychology, anthropology and corpus linguistics It covers the teaching of specific languages, including Japanese, Chinese, Arabic and African languages, as well as English, French, German and Spanish. There are thirty five overview articles dealing with issues such as communicative language teaching, early language learning, teacher education and syllabus and curriculum design. A further 160 entries focus on topics such as bilingualism, language laboratories and study abroad. Numerous shorter items examine language and cultural institutions, professional associations and acronyms. Multiple cross-references enable the user to browse from one entry to another, and there are suggestions for further reading. Written by an international team of specialists, the Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning is an invaluable resource and reference manual for anyone with a professional or academic interest in the subject.

The Languages of Africa and the Diaspora - Educating for Language Awareness (Paperback): Jo Anne Kleifgen, George C. Bond The Languages of Africa and the Diaspora - Educating for Language Awareness (Paperback)
Jo Anne Kleifgen, George C. Bond
R907 Discovery Miles 9 070 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book examines the social cost of linguistic exceptionalism for the education of speakers of nondominant/subordinated languages in Africa and the African diaspora. The contributors take the languages of Africa, the Caribbean, and the US as cases in point to illustrate the effects of exceptionalist beliefs that these languages are inadequate for instructional purposes. They describe contravening movements toward various forms of linguistic diversity both inside and outside of school settings across these regions. Different theoretical lenses and a range of empirical data are brought to bear on investigating the role of these languages in educational policies and practices. Collectively, the chapters in this volume make the case for a comprehensive language awareness to remedy the myths of linguistic exceptionalism and to advance the affirmative dimensions of linguistic diversity.

Bilingual First Language Acquisition (Paperback): Annick De Houwer Bilingual First Language Acquisition (Paperback)
Annick De Houwer
R933 Discovery Miles 9 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Increasingly, children grow up hearing two languages from birth. This comprehensive textbook explains how children learn to understand and speak those languages. It brings together both established knowledge and the latest findings about different areas of bilingual language development. It also includes new analyses of previously published materials. The book describes how bilingually raised children learn to understand and use sounds, words and sentences in two languages. A recurrent theme is the large degree of variation between bilingual children. This variation in how children develop bilingually reflects the variation in their language learning environments. Positive attitudes from the people in bilingual children's language learning environments and their recognition that child bilingualism is not monolingualism-times-two are the main ingredients ensuring that children grow up to be happy and expert speakers of two languages.

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