Beim Erlernen von Englisch als Fremdsprache begegnen Lerner innerhalb wie ausserhalb des Unterrichts einer Vielzahl diatopischer Varietaten der Sprache. Dieser Band fokussiert die Ursachen und Folgen diatopisch heterogener Lehr-Lernkontexte sowie didaktische Potenziale und Ziele einer unterrichtlichen Reflexion uber die diatopische Variation des Englischen. Basierend auf einer empirischen Untersuchung der Unterrichtspraxis und der Perspektiven der Beteiligten in zwei Englischkursen der Sekundarstufe II liefert der Band Anregungen fur einen angemessenen Umgang mit der diatopischen Vielfalt der Zielsprache im Unterricht. Mithilfe der Ergebnisse zeigt die Autorin moegliche Konsequenzen fur die Lehrerbildung und die Lehrwerkentwicklung auf.

This book is written by a diverse cohort of both of American educators, including professors, teachers, school counselors, and school administrators from pre-K to college levels. Most of the contributors come from disciplinary areas of English as a second language and school administration. With the pressure of Common Core State Standards Initiative, American educators are now shifting their focus to standards-based instruction. Meanwhile, Chinese educators are moving away from national standards and developing state level curriculum and instruction to meet specific needs of the students in local provinces. There is also a debate about whether or not to use the National College Entrance Examination as the only test for college admission. Some provinces (e.g., Zhejiang and Hubei) are administering their own college entrance examinations. The book outlines the sociocultural roots of education in the three countries, linking the tradition and philosophical orientations to each country's own history of education. Furthermore, the book compares and contrasts the curriculum, especially the teaching of English as a second/foreign language, in three countries. This book examines the stress of students, physical education, various pedagogical styles in foreign language education as well as instructional texts and cross-cultural dialogue between teachers. Additionally, the book explores factors that influence parent's involvement and women's educational and career aspirations. Lastly, the book presents modern technologies such as smart learning technologies and online learning platforms not only to facilitate future educational systems but also to promote international exchanges. The chapters of the book are thematically diverse, but they help to provide inspirations for educators both in American and Asian countries. The findings offer alternative practical lenses for educational community to seek for some "middle ground" between Chinese, South Korea and American education. The intended audience for this book is graduate students, teachers, administrators, and professionals in education.

Se trata de un libro para y sobre el profesor de espanol. Por un lado, reflexiona sobre la labor del profesor desde una perspectiva plenamente actual. Se revisa cuales han de ser sus competencias y actitudes a traves de estudios que abordan aspectos recientes y novedosos sobre la labor didactica en el aula de ELE (espanol como lengua extranjera). Por otro lado, el libro aporta diversas herramientas metodologicas que los profesores pueden incorporar a su tarea docente. Todo ello desemboca en una reflexion sobre los programas actuales de formacion de profesores, en torno, sobre todo, a su evolucion y a los nuevos retos a los que habran de responder. Se contempla la formacion inicial y continua o permanente de los profesores de ELE. Los primeros cuatro capitulos constituyen una primera parte que se centra en la formacion didactica. Se proporciona una nueva vision de la labor docente y se aborda la pedagogia "postmetodo" desde la perspectiva del curriculo. El quinto capitulo sobre la formacion continua sirve de puente con la segunda parte, dedicada a temas teorico-practicos, tanto linguisticos como didacticos: interaccion, desarrollo conversacional, pragmatica cognitiva, variacion diatopica del lexico coloquial, vocabulario y secuencias formulaicas, comunicacion intercultural y no verbal. El ultimo capitulo esta dedicado a la evaluacion y el aprendizaje.

Die enge Verbindung zwischen Sprache und Kultur ist eine Grundidee der kulturwissenschaftlich-interkulturellen Linguistik sowie der Fremdsprachendidaktik. Ausgehend von kommunikationstheoretischen Ansatzen untersucht die Autorin, wie genau sich die Brennpunkte dieser Verflechtung ausgestalten. Darauf basierend erfasst sie systematisch die Voraussetzungen fur erfolgreiche, sozial erfolgreiche und selbstbestimmte Kommunikation - auch unter Bedingungen der Fremd- und Mehrsprachigkeit. Die entwickelte interkulturell orientierte Theorie der Kommunikation bildet schliesslich die Grundlage fur den anwendungsbezogenen Teil der Studie. Dieser zeigt klare Perspektiven fur die Sprach- und Kulturvermittlung auf.

Are you looking to brush up on your English idioms? English for Everyone: English Idioms can help you to understand the context and use of hundreds of native English expressions. Take your practical English usage to the next level and build your confidence in spoken and written English by visually connecting the literal and idiomatic meaning of common English phrases such as, "on cloud nine", "snowed under" and many more. With supporting audio available online, sample sentences throughout the book, collocations and common mistakes to watch out for, English for Everyone: English Idioms can help you confidently progress your English language from advanced to fluent in both social and business environments. About English For Everyone English for Everyone is a series of guides and practice books that support English learning for teenagers and adults from a beginner level, to intermediate, and advanced practical English. Offering a fun and easy-to-follow format that offers guidance for both teaching English as a foreign language, and a self-study approach with resources available to improve English speaking, reading and writing. Whether you are looking for ESL teaching resources, or a structured programme for adults to learn English as a second language, the English for Everyone Series provides: - Sample language examples: New language topics are introduced in context using clear, illustrated, and colour-coded explanations - Supporting audio: Extensive English-speaking audio materials integrated into every unit, giving vital oral and listening practice. (All supplementary audio is available on the DK English for Everyone website and IOS/Android App). - Quick referencing: Easy-to-follow units for easy referencing and teaching - Sentence formation guides: Visual break downs of essential English grammar for beginners, showing learners how to recreate even complex English sentences - Visual English vocabulary cues: Lists of useful English words and common phrases with visual aids are available throughout the book The English for Everyone Series covers the skills and topics required for all major global English-language exams and reference frameworks including: - CEFR - TOEFL - IELTS - TOEIC

Bis Anfang der 1990er Jahre war die Erforschung des Deutscherwerbs der Aserbaidschaner aus politisch-historischen Grunden ausschliesslich aus der Perspektive des Deutschen als Fremdsprache moeglich. Mit der Wende und der Migration der ehemaligen Sowjetburger, darunter auch Aserbaidschaner, in die BRD bekam Deutsch fur die aserbaidschanischen Einwanderer auch den Status des Deutschen als Zweitsprache. Die aus einem theoretischen und einem empirischen Teil bestehende Arbeit erforscht den Einfluss des Aserbaidschanischen als Muttersprache auf den Erwerb des Deutschen sowohl als Fremd- als auch Zweitsprache. Unter anderem geht sie der Frage nach, ob sich die Interferenzfehler der aserbaidschanischen Deutschlernenden beim gesteuerten und ungesteuerten Fremdsprachenerwerb voneinander sowohl qualitativ als auch quantitativ unterscheiden.

Les differentes varietes de francais observables dans l'espace francophone, dites " francais regionaux ", dans la terminologie sociolinguistique, sont etudiees dans ce volume par certains des meilleur-e-s specialistes du sujet, dans une perspective synchronique et a travers un spectre large qui embrasse aussi bien la variation diatopique que la variation sociale. Les chercheur-e-s interrogent le statut linguistique de ces formes endogenes de francais et la place qu'elles seraient susceptibles d'occuper dans les politiques linguistiques-educatives de regions ou d'Etats traverses par des tensions sociales et ethniques. Ces varietes s'inscrivent dans le paysage plurilingue et pluriculturel de la francophonie du XXIe siecle ou la question des langues et des identites en contact est centrale.

Creativity is an exciting concept in learning and teaching today, not least in the field of ELT, with numerous books, publications, conferences and websites dedicated to exploring ideas around the theme. The Creative Teacher's Compendium offers teachers an extensive repertoire of creative ideas and techniques to work with in the classroom, each one clearly linked to a language point with easy-to-follow teaching notes, and also to a section which provides further reflection and teacher development. The A-Z format provides a memorable and easily-referenced manual for teachers, with a large variety of low-preparation, practical teaching ideas. Through its clear links to specific language points and also to teacher reflection, The Creative Teacher's Compendium is significantly different in both its approach and content from other resource books on creative language teaching. Antonia and Alan do a lot of teacher training in various countries around the world, and regularly speak at conferences. The teachers we meet are forever asking us where they can get hold of all these lovely ideas, so they decided to put them in a book. The book provides an alphabetical list of chapters with topics related to creative language teaching, covering themes such as Art, Beginnings, Conversations, Dictation, Emotions, Film etc. Each chapter begins with a relevant quote related to the topic, followed by a short discussion of why this area is important for creative language teaching. This introduction provides a clear rationale and directs teachers to relevant research in the area. Then follow a series of creative activities which can be used as they are or easily adapted to suit teachers' and learners' needs. The creative activities are always clearly linked to suggested language points, and sample materials show how these can be explicitly exploited. The chapters end with ideas for reflective teacher development and tasks which can be used for workshops.

Das Buch prasentiert Forschungsergebnisse zur Wortschatzentwicklung bei Lernern in Kindertagesstatten, Grundschulen und weiterfuhrenden Schulen mit bilingualem Unterricht bzw. bilingualer Betreuung. Der Band verdeutlicht, wie sich bilingualer Unterricht/bilinguale Betreuung auf das Wissen um Woerter in mehr als einer Sprache auswirken, und weist gleichzeitig auf Unterschiede und Parallelen zwischen dem Wortschatzerwerb im Erst- und Zweitspracherwerb hin. Einige der Kapitel gehen daruber hinaus der Frage nach, welche Strategien Betreuungs- und Lehrkrafte anwenden sollten, um den Erwerb lexikalischen Wissens kontinuierlich und unter Berucksichtigung inhaltlicher Anforderungen effektiv bei bilingualen Lernern foerdern zu koennen.

El libro tiene como objetivo explorar uno de los fenomenos de aprendizaje que se considera tradicionalmente como central en esta lengua y en relacion a los estudiantes de lengua extranjera. Contiene un capitulo introductorio al fenomeno y una secuencia de estudios monograficos con abundante aporte de datos empiricos sobre la alternancia de tiempos y modos, y la combinatoria de los mismos, relativos a diferentes grupos de aprendientes de una gran variedad de lenguas maternas y contextos de ensenanza. El ultimo capitulo relaciona las conclusiones de las diferentes investigaciones con el plano psicolinguistico y didactico, lo que permite tener un panorama general no teorico o deductivo, sino consolidado por aportes empiricos provenientes de metodologias afianzadas en la Linguistica aplicada.

Fremdsprachendidaktiker*innen, Fachdidaktiker*innen, Lehrer*innen und Studierende haben uber einen Zeitraum von einem Schuljahr aus ganz verschiedenen Perspektiven Unterricht in einer Sprachlernklasse kollaborativ begleitet, beobachtet und analysiert, um gemeinsam nach Wegen zur Steigerung (reflektierter) professioneller Kompetenz beim Sprach(en)lehren zu suchen. Der Band fasst die Ergebnisse zusammen und greift folgende fremdsprachendidaktische Themenkomplexe in seinen Teilkapiteln auf: 1. Sprachlernklassen in Niedersachsen (Status quo), 2. Sprachbildung und Bildungssprache(n) Deutsch und Englisch, 3. Diversitatssensibler und differenzierender Unterricht, 4. Interkulturelle Sensibilisierung, 5. Mehrsprachigkeitsdidaktik, 6. Lehrer*innenhandlungskompetenz und Lehrer*innenbildung.

This book shows teachers how to develop a toolbox of strategies for effectively teaching and engaging dual language learners while also supporting their families from diverse backgrounds. The book is organized by outlining and describing 45 teaching tips that educators can use to implement best practices for effectively supporting dual language learners in their classroom. Using these tips, the authors detail how teachers can foster a language- and culture-inclusive classroom environment for all students.

Authoritative and accessible, this book introduces the theory and practice of teaching writing to students of EFL/ESL learners. While assuming no specialist knowledge, Ken Hyland systematically sets out the key issues of course design, lesson planning, texts and materials, tasks, feedback and assessment and how current research can inform classroom practice. This second edition is completely revised to include up-to-date work on automated feedback, plagiarism, social media, Virtual Learning Environments and teacher workload issues. It takes the clear stance that student writers not only need realistic strategies for drafting and revising, but also a clear understanding of genre to structure their writing experiences according to the expectations of particular communities of readers and the constraints of particular contexts. Review exercises, reflection questions, plentiful examples and a new extensive glossary make the book invaluable to both prospective and practicing teachers alike.

In France not only French is spoken, but also a number of other languages, i.e. those spoken by autochthonous groups and by immigrants, as well as those in use in the overseas territories of France. Presenting all of them in a detailed manner, this volume discusses the opportunities plurilingualism can bring for a society.