Language Experience Approach category: 922 books
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Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2014
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is an established approach to support multilingualism in Europe by teaching various school subjects in an additional language. The practices used, however, vary considerably. Our book considers this diversity by looking at CLIL scenarios, defined as...
by Na'im Muhammad
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2016
"How to Learn English", a concise guide to learning English written by a TEFL and TESOL-certified instructor, will show you how a daily routine will help you to get the best out of your English learning experience. "How to Learn English" will have you speaking like a native in...
Bilingual By Choice
Raising Kids in Two (or more!) Languages
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2010
Includes 100 creative activities and strategies for the home and community!
More and more people-hundreds of millions around the world-are living in bilingual homes. In the U.S. alone, more than 54 million people over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home. Yet once children...
by Manik Joshi
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2013
What are “Imperative Sentences”?
The word "imperative" is derived from the term "emperor".
Imperative sentences are used to give commands (orders).
Imperative sentences are also used to give instruction/advice/suggestion/warning/invitation/appeal.
Imperative sentences...
Sociolinguistics in African Contexts
Perspectives and Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2017
This volume offers a new perspective on sociolinguistics in Africa. Eschewing the traditional approach which looks at the interaction between European and African languages in the wake of colonialism, this book turns its focus to the social dynamics of African languages and African societies. Divided...
English Language Training in the Workplace
Case Studies of Corporate Programs in China
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2016
Workplace English language training programs represent a corporate investment in language skills enhancement and human capital development. This book evaluates English language training programs in Chinese workplaces by examining a range of training effectiveness variables and identifying the factors...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2017
This volume explores how linguistic research can support the teaching and learning of Chinese as a second language. It responds to a rapidly growing interest in the Chinese language all over the world, and answers the need for a strong research background for the discipline. Without that, Chinese...
Group Work in the English Language Curriculum
Sociocultural and Ecological Perspectives on Second Language Classroom Learning
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014
This book explores how using small groups in second language classrooms supports language learning. Chappell's experience as a language teacher equips him to present a clear, evidence-based argument for the powerful influence group work has upon the opportunities for learning, and how it should therefore be an integral part of language lessons.
Metacognitive and Cognitive Strategy Use in Reading Comprehension
A Structural Equation Modelling Approach
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2017
This book examines the relationship between Chinese college-level test takers' strategy use and reading test performance using a Structural Equation Modelling Approach. With a large sample of Chinese college-level test takers, the book investigates the underlying structure of the EFL reading test....
The Modernization of Foreign Language Education
The Linguocultural - Communicative Approach
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
This textbook is the first of its kind in Kazakhstan to be devoted to the theory and practice of foreign language education. It has been written primarily for future teachers of foreign languages and in a wider sense for all those who are interested in the question of the study and use of foreign languages....
by Masayuki Teranishi
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2015
This book examines how literary texts can be incorporated into teaching practices in an EFL classroom. It takes a multi-faceted approach to how English language teaching and learning can best be developed through presentation and exploration of literary texts.
Awareness in Action
The Role of Consciousness in Language Acquisition
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2013
The papers included in the volume look at how language awareness affects the outcomes of foreign and second language acquisition in advanced learners. The book focuses on questions such as how much linguistic knowledge is open to the learner’s conscious experience, what should and should not be...
Towards Post-Native-Speakerism
Dynamics and Shifts
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2017
This book probes for a post-native-speakerist future. It explores the nature of (English and Japanese) native-speakerism in the Japanese context, and possible grounds on which language teachers could be employed if native-speakerism is rejected (i.e., what are the language teachers of the future expected...
Discourse Analytic Perspectives on STEM Education
Exploring Interaction and Learning in the Multilingual Classroom
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2017
This volume explores the nature of discourse in secondary and upper elementary mathematics and science classrooms. Chapters examine conditions that support or hinder teachers and students, in particular language learners, in employing language as a tool for learning. The volume provides rich oral...